• Home
  • News
    • Politics / Govt
    • Legislature
    • Crime / Courts
    • Health / Medicine
    • Archives
  • Sports
    • Badgers
    • Packers
      • Titletown Report
    • Brewers
  • Contact Us
    • Reporters
  • Affiliates
    • Affiliate Support

Wisconsin Radio Network

Wisconsin News and Sports

You are here: Home / Agriculture / Wal-Mart buying local

Wal-Mart buying local

October 20, 2008 By WRN Contributor

Wal-Mart is launching a new effort to reduce how far your food has to travel.

Starting Monday, Wal-Mart stores around the state will prominently feature produce grown in Wisconsin. Wal-Mart spokeswoman Lisa Nelson says the company already purchases about one-fifth of its produce from Wisconsin growers during the summer months. They're hoping to increase that figure through partnerships with producers local to the state.

Nelson says the effort will help lower food prices for many consumers. It will also help save energy by reducing the distance food has to travel. Nelson says the food in an average meal travels nearly 1,500 miles before it gets onto out plates. She says buying local produce can dramatically reduce that distance.

Products being bought from Wisconsin growers include potatoes, pumpkins, and cabbage.

AUDIO: Andrew Beckett reports (MP3 :54)

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Filed Under: Agriculture



Featured Stories

Packers season comes to an end in NFC Championship

Legendary Hank Aaron passes away

Ted Thompson passed away at age 68 (AUDIO)

Big Ten suspends Wisconsin’s Ahcan

Bucks lose tight battle with Nets

TwitterFacebook

Listen Now | More from Titletown ยป

Sports Headlines

Packers season comes to an end in NFC Championship

Legendary Hank Aaron passes away

Bucks drop second straight, fall at home to Lakers

Hockey Badgers grab series opener at Penn State

Wisconsin’s Mark Johnson named WCHA 1970’s Player of the Decade

More Sports

Tweets by @WRN

Get our news delivered to your inbox:

Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner

Copyright © 2021 · Learfield News & Ag, LLC