you will be financially supporting your local community & thus family farms that may be struggling against the multinational corporations. If you buy locally,you will be both supporting the farmers whom provide the food, and the merchans whom sell it. you will also be supporting your community on a more social level;personal interaction with local sellers and growers will strenghen the bond between the two. such forgings of belief and understanding are the foundations of strong communities. you will protect the environment more because the food miles of locally-sourced food are minimal. little fuel will be used by and little pollution will be generated from, the transport which brings locally-sourced food to a local store.