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Agricultural run-off flowing down the Mississippi River has created an area devoid of life in the Gulf of Mexico ? in 1999, this ?dead zone? peaked at 8,000 square miles, an area the size of New Jersey

–EPA, 2001

Why Buy Local

Why should you buy locally grown food?

You'll get exceptional taste and freshness, strengthen your local economy, support endangered family farms and so much more.

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Buy Local Challenge

"BUY LOCAL" CHALLENGE SCOREBOARD

Check out our scoreboard below to see how your state is doing in the "Buy Local" Challenge. Scroll down to see how much money has been committed to local foods in your state.

If you haven't pledged yet, go back to the Challenge main page for more information or, if you've already committed money, tell a friend about the challenge.


State # of People Pledging Dollars Committed
California 200 $231,250
Washington 125 $98,615
Pennsylvania 176 $72,555
New York 113 $53,950
Texas 60 $40,350
Ohio 70 $34,530
Maryland 69 $29,190
Michigan 70 $28,620
Minnesota 54 $27,990
Oregon 46 $26,780
Virginia 56 $26,590
Massachusetts 60 $26,435
Oklahoma 46 $24,820
North Carolina 51 $21,480
Illinois 41 $18,280
Florida 60 $17,860
Wisconsin 40 $17,340
Colorado 34 $15,380
Hawaii 11 $15,240
Missouri 31 $13,910
New Jersey 41 $12,360
Georgia 39 $11,610
Connecticut 26 $10,800
Arizona 25 $10,020
Maine 23 $9,680
Vermont 19 $9,580
Kansas 25 $9,510
Indiana 27 $9,400
30 $9,140
Iowa 25 $8,310
Idaho 19 $7,720
New Mexico 15 $7,240
Tennessee 25 $6,880
New Hampshire 14 $6,760
West Virginia 8 $6,340
South Carolina 17 $5,830
District of Columbia 11 $5,160
Arkansas 8 $4,480
Louisiana 8 $4,120
Kentucky 19 $3,780
Alabama 13 $3,300
Utah 12 $2,790
Nevada 6 $2,740
Delaware 7 $2,220
Rhode Island 7 $1,740
Alaska 6 $1,670
Montana 9 $1,540
Nebraska 6 $1,480
Mississippi 5 $1,220
South Dakota 3 $1,160
Wyoming 4 $920
North Dakota 3 $260
Totals: 1918 $1,020,925



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