#TheSustainableDiner Series: Why do we need to Eat Local Food and Promote it in Social Media?
After joining #TheSustainableDiner forum organized by WWF-Philippines, I concluded one of the best ways to help their project is to promote local food and slow food on my blog and vlog. I have always been a fan of local delicacies since I grew up in the province during the time when fast food was not yet popular. I am actually a bit sad that many local food bloggers mostly write about fancy stuff and trendy restaurants. In some ways, I was guilty of the same practice. I realized that it is time for some changes in my blog and I think one of the biggest causes that I will support will be promoting local food. 5 Good Reasons to Promote Local Food It is beneficial to the economy The people selling local delicacies like balut get eggs from local farmers. Their children go to local schools. Their money is spent mostly in the community. The vendors buy cellphone load and even eat at local eateries or buy ingredients at the local market. In economics, it is calle