There is a trend in the United States toward rediscovering the flavor of regional cooking and the use of locally grown ingredients. People are choosing to spend hours in the kitchen using only the freshest ingredients to recreate culinary traditions. This change in ________ is one of the reasons the number of farmers markets in the United States has increased by 70 percent in the last decade.

There is a trend in the United States toward rediscovering the flavor of regional cooking and the use of locally grown ingredients. People are choosing to spend hours in the kitchen using only the freshest ingredients to recreate culinary traditions. This change in lifestyle is one of the reasons the number of farmers markets in the United States has increased by 70 percent in the last decade.

The demand for locally grown ingredients has led to an increase in organic agriculture and increase in the numbers of farmers markets in the U.S. Though these local and organically grown ingredients are costlier, an increasing populations of Americans favor them due to the believe that they are healthier and individuals who use them in their dishes are less likely to fall ill.