Eating local produce would mean billions for Ga. economy
Spending just $10/week on local produce could mean huge gains for Georgia's economy
The potential economic benefits of buying locally grown food has been a popular topic for years, but, until now, it's pretty much all been unquantified speculation.
But new findings have determined the impact these purchases would have on the Georgia economy as a whole. And it's huge.
According to a recent study by the University of Georgia's Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development, if the Peach State's approximately 3.7 million households spent just $10 per week on Georgia-grown produce (from any source, not just directly from producers), more than $1.9 billion could be pumped back into the state's economy.