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Farm Tours: Stampede for the locavore
Calgary Herald,  Canada - 19 hours ago
If you thought cotton candy and deep-fried stuff on a stick were the foods that helped settle the West, you might benefit from participation in a Farm Tour, ...



Wal-Mart. Local fruit. Locavore cupcakes?
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Jul 3, 2008
I saw the news on Wal-Mart's plans to buy more local produce shortly before I headed down to the Wallingford Farmers Market yesterday. ...



Should you be a locavore? : Part III: politics, food shortages and ...
Valley News, ca - Jun 27, 2008
Last week we learned that the distance our food travels is less of an ecological issue than the type of food we eat and how it is produced. ...



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Locavore-ism is a growing trend
WWAY NewsChannel 3, NC - Jun 20, 2008
Wilmington resident Stacy Smaltz said, "I would say that that I'm at least 30 percent locavore." Smaltz is not alone. According to Tidal Creek employees, ...



When it comes to buying wine, try being a locavore
South Coast Today, MA - Jun 25, 2008
By Joao Ferreira And I don't just want to tell you that local wines are great. It's more than that. Local wines make sense. In a world where a sustainable ...



Ripe for the picking
New Haven Register (subscription), CT - Jul 2, 2008
"These brochures are terrific resources for any locavore, beginner or advanced," noted Connecticut Commissioner of Agriculture F. Philip Prelli on the state ...



Upsides of the downturn
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - Jun 27, 2008
Even before the recession loomed, the organic and environmental movements had come together to create the locavore movement - trying to garner as much of ...



Salmonella Source Could Remain a Mystery; Chipotle Gets Locavore-ish
New York Magazine,  USA - Jun 19, 2008
• According to the FDA, we may never find out where the salmonella-laden tomatoes came from, since all of their leads have fallen apart. ...



Should you be a locavore? : Part II: economics, ecology and health
Valley News, ca - Jun 20, 2008
Last week I discussed the history of the local-food movement and the fact that it is not a single movement but the outgrowth of several grassroots ...



Lauterbach: Want to be a 'locavore?' Get started in your own garden
IdahoStatesman.com, ID - Jun 19, 2008
By Margaret Lauterbach - Special to the Idaho Statesman There's a new word out that describes more and more of us: We're "locavores." That is, we eat local ...


Youtube (videos about locavore)

Buying locally grown food through CSAs

Food contamination scares, global warming worries, and rising transportation costs are making people think about where exactly their produce comes from. More Americans are now deciding to get it straight from the farmer -- not by going to a farmer's market, but through a kind of farm "subscription."

Author: JoshNYC11
Keywords: farming trends locavore green "eating local" "small farms" "carbon footprint" CSAs
Added: July 4, 2008



New York's New Amsterdam Market

On Sunday, June 29, the site of the old Fulton Fish Market in downtown New York was the scene for a a new market populated by local New York farmers, cheese mongers, bread makers, and assorted popsicle aficionados. Conde Nast Traveler's Mollie Chen and Julia Bainbridge braved the heat and the noise from the highway to nibble and nosh their way through some of the best locally-produced food the region had to offer.

Author: CondeNastTravelerMag
Keywords: new amsterdam market farmers york city organic locavore bread cheese ice cream conde nast traveler
Added: July 3, 2008



What is Art?

Video Analysis of Art from the Eye of the Beholder

Author: tapinlo
Keywords: art clock gallery locavore
Added: July 1, 2008



Phoodie.info: Baking At Metropolitan Bakery

Phoodie.info visited James Barrett at Metropolitan Bakery, where he dropped serious knowledge about breadmaking.

Author: philebrity
Keywords: Metropolitan Bakery bread baking James Barrett Phoodie.info food Philadelphia locavore
Added: June 24, 2008



Phoodie.info: Baking At Metropolitan Bakery

Phoodie.info visited James Barrett at Metropolitan Bakery, where he dropped serious knowledge about breadmaking.

Author: philebrity
Keywords: Metropolitan Bakery bread baking James Barrett Phoodie.info food Philadelphia locavore
Added: June 24, 2008


Phoodie.info: Baking At Metropolitan Bakery

Phoodie.info visited James Barrett at Metropolitan Bakery, where he dropped serious knowledge about breadmaking.

Author: philebrity
Keywords: Metropolitan Bakery bread baking James Barrett Phoodie.info food Philadelphia locavore
Added: June 24, 2008


Phoodie.info: Baking At Metropolitan Bakery

Phoodie.info visited James Barrett at Metropolitan Bakery, where he dropped serious knowledge about breadmaking.

Author: philebrity
Keywords: Metropolitan Bakery bread baking James Barrett Phoodie.info food Philadelphia locavore
Added: June 24, 2008


Flickr (photos about locavore)

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Digg (news relevants about locavore)

Is local food really miles better?
While locavores list numerous reasons for eating local -- including freshness, taste and boosting regional economies -- one primary argument is protection of the environment. Long-distance food transport sucks up more fossil fuels, and unleashes more carbon dioxide onto our planet. But what if conventional distributors are actually more efficient?
http://digg.com/environment/Is_local_food_really_miles_better

Why Be A Locavore?
Why should you eat the 100 mile diet? You can save the planet by changing how you eat!
http://digg.com/environment/Why_Be_A_Locavore

How About Slaughterhouse Tour Before Supper, Food Lover?
For New Yorkers, Blue Hill at Stone Barns is a locavore’s idyll. Then there’s the center’s new slaughterhouse.
http://digg.com/food_drink/How_About_Slaughterhouse_Tour_Before_Supper_Food_Lover

“Localvoring” Our Restaurant Menus - Is it Possible?
A locavore or localvore is someone who eats food grown or produced locally or within a certain radius such as 50, 100, or 150 miles. The locavore movement encourages consumers to buy from farmers markets or even to produce their own food, with the argument that fresh, local products are more nutritious and taste better.
http://digg.com/food_drink/Localvoring_Our_Restaurant_Menus_Is_it_Possible

Eat Healthy, Eat Local
Live to be 120By Clara ParkerAre you a Locavore? Sounds ferocious, doesn%u2019t it? A locavore is a person who seeks out locally grown and prepared food, or grow your own produce. Did you know that the New Oxford American Dictionary chose %u201Clocavore%u201D as its 2007 word of the year?Maybe you%u2019d like to know more about the raw
http://digg.com/health/Eat_Healthy_Eat_Local

The Rise of the 'Locavore'
I know a lot of people starting to eat local. It's effectively the moral of the book "Omnivore's Dilemma". It's a good thought, but for a lot of people would mean having to cut way back on the variety of things they eat.
http://digg.com/food_drink/The_Rise_of_the_Locavore

Ideas and Inspiration for Sustainable, Organic, Local, and E
What's new and cool in the locavore world!
http://digg.com/food_drink/Ideas_and_Inspiration_for_Sustainable_Organic_Local_and_E

The Hidden Meat of the Food Miles Debate
The true locavore question -- WHAT are you eating? If it's meat, you lose, and so does the planet. Go vegetarian; better, vegan.
http://digg.com/environment/The_Hidden_Meat_of_the_Food_Miles_Debate

Discover Your Own Unique Terroir
Nice post reminding us (aspiring?) locavores of the "sense of place" evidenced in our gardens, at farmer's markets, etc.
http://digg.com/food_drink/Discover_Your_Own_Unique_Terroir

The Louisiana Locavore
One reporter sets out to taste Louisiana...a wonderful story that uses what's on the "plate" to offer a glimpse into a distinctive "place."
http://digg.com/food_drink/The_Louisiana_Locavore