C) Western expansion spread the U.S population over a wider area.
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All of the above! buying local benefits local farmers because you are directly paying them instead of the huge corporations who barely pay them anything on account of their own corporate greed. chemical pollinators aren’t as heavily used in local farming because there isn’t a huge need for them to act as preservatives since it’s produce that’s grown at home and doesn’t have to travel far to be consumed. and buying local is very sustainable for the environment as you can see from the reasons explained above. hope this helps!