Quote Originally Posted by SadieKate View Post
Some of it is that buying local AND buying free range/organic means that there is less fossil fuel used in the production and transportation of not only the food itself, but all the pesticides and herbicides, etc. used to produce the food.
Very true!

I think I'm afraid to buy a full chicken. I've bought them from the market before, but I just don't love handling them, and again, we just don't eat the other meat. I suppose we could try it in different dishes, though.