Food shopping in farm shops

"Faire ses courses dans des magasins de ferme"
French B2 writing exercise

Find out the advantages and disadvantages of food shopping in a farm shop.

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Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "to do one's food shopping [US: grocery shopping]", "a farm shop", "indisputable advantages", "freshness (food)", "to be picked (product)", "to contribute to", "to support [something]", "farming community", "to reduce", "carbon footprint", "as well as", "however", "a downside", "opening hours", "besides", "to tend to [be]", "much smaller", "therefore", "to suit (a budget)".

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Doing your food shopping [US: grocery shopping] in a farm shop has indisputable advantages. First, the quality and the freshness of the products are guaranteed as they are often picked on the same day they're sold. Plus, as a customer, you will contribute to the local economy by supporting the farming community of the region. Furthermore, by choosing to consume local products, you will reduce your carbon footprint as well as the one of the products' that you'll be buying. However, these shops also have their own downsides. For example, their opening hours are generally less flexible than the supermarkets'. Besides, prices tend to be higher because the quantities produced are much smaller. Therefore, this option will not suit all budgets. And finally, you won't find the same diversity of products as in supermarkets.

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