Eat Local

One, two, three, four

Eat local
Food that is grown nearby (food that is grown nearby)
Eat local
Superheroes give it a try (superheroes give it a try)

Eat local
Not the foods that travel far (not the foods that travel far)
Eat local
In a plane, a train, or a car (in a plane, a train, or a car)

Listen
Mangoes grow in Mexico
So do avocados and bananas, you know

It takes a lot of energy to bring 'em to you
So here's a little thing we can do
Eat local
Everybody shake some hands (everybody shake some hands)
Eat local
With the farmers at their stands (with the farmers at their stands)
Eat local

It's super excellent to greet (it's super excellent to greet)
Eat local
The ones who grow the foods that we eat (the ones who grow the foods that we eat)

Listen
Mangoes grow in Mexico

How about papaya?
Well, I don't know
Wanna know what can grow in a regional field? (Wanna know what can grow in a regional field?)
Well, here's a little secret revealed (well, here's a little secret revealed)
The farmers are the keepers of the wisdom of the local foods (and how they're cultivated)

The knowledge of the soil and the season, seeds and sun (seems sort of underrated)
So if you want to know what can locally grow (so if you want to know what can locally grow)
Ask your local farmer
They can tell you what grows near your hometown (they can tell you what grows near your hometown)

These are some of the foods that grow near me
All of them growing seasonally
Beans, corn, squash, kale, basil, and tomatoes (beans, corn, squash, kale, basil, and tomatoes)

Underneath the soil, onions, turnips, carrots, and potatoes, beans (underneath the soil, onions, turnips, carrots, and potatoes, beans)

Strawberries, apples, chard, and cherries, arugula, asparagus, broccolis, zucchinis (strawberries, apples, chard, and cherries, arugula, asparagus, broccolis, zucchinis)

The average bite of food eaten in the U.S (the average bite of food eaten in the U.S)
Has traveled one thousand five hundred miles to us (has traveled one thousand five hundred miles to us)

And that's a long way (long way)
It's too far (too far)
We got to be local, see local, live local, give local, know local, grow local (we got to be local, see local, live local, give local, know local, grow local)
When it's time to feed your face (feed your face)

Feed your face (feed your face)
Feed your face (feed your face)
With something local
What is it you're waiting for? (What is it you're waiting for?)
Eat local
Try it next time at the store (try it next time at the store)
Eat local

Now you know the eat local cuisine (now you know the eat local cuisine)
Eat local
So you can join the forces of green (so you can join the forces of green)

Listen
Mangoes grow in Mexico
So do avocados and bananas, you know

Just listen for the sound of the local kazoo
And now here's what you do
Eat local (eat local)