Publish at November 02 2022 Updated November 02 2022
If our supermarkets offer products from all over the world, this has a consequent ecological cost. In an idea of reducing its footprint, consuming local is a good thing. This can be learned in school. More and more programs are encouraging educational institutions to adopt regional foods in the canteen. This goes hand in hand with an educational approach so that students understand the importance of this consumption on the planet.
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