If you're getting your veggies from a CSA or farmers market and working hard to reduce your food miles, it feels counterintuitive to purchase wine from hundreds or thousands of miles away.
This illustrative video was produced for the Canadian “Eat Real, Eat Local” campaign, targeted at getting Canadian’s to support local agriculture, but the message is universal: Eatling locally grown food is healthier, more environmentally friendly and better for your local economy.
“Going local does not mean walling off the outside world. It Means nurturing locally owned businesses which use local resources sustainably, employ local workers at decent wages and serve primarily local consumers. It means becoming more self-sufficient and less dependant on imports. Control moves from the boardrooms of distant corporations and back into the community [...]
I’ve heard the cliché recently that “Local is the new organic.” In response to that, a buddy of mine said “No, local is the original organic.” And he’s right. In the last 100 years, our food system has gone from a local farm, kitchen garden, and green grocer model, to a globalized heavily travelled agri-industrial [...]
So you've harvested more apples than you could possibly eat, but you really want a bunch of tomatoes to put up for the winter. Or all of a sudden you have oodles of cucumbers in your garden, but no peppers. Maybe you want to sell your garden surplus to other local folks, but don't have a way to get the word out. A new online community, Veggie Trader, could help you to make all of the local garden connections you need this summer.
Two enterprising Portlanders are fueling their passion for organic food, local agriculture, and bicycles with a soup-er business: SoupCycle. Jed and Shauna, self-proclaimed Soupetarians, delivery fresh, homemade soup, bread, and salad direct to homes and offices by bicycle. It’s almost enough to make me want to move to Portland…
A Berkeley company called Sky Vegetables says the sky is the limit when it comes to local food. Their business is farming the rooftops of grocery stores. They plan to harvest ripe vegetables and sell them downstairs in the supermarket, eliminating up to 80% of the cost of production and distribution. The model calls for [...]
It’s still apple season on the east coast! Take advantage of this wonderful time of year and go apple picking this weekend! Many local orchards have ‘Pick Your Own’ hours, a wonderful opportunity for a family field trip. Supporting local orchards is a benefit to your community, and it also protects the varietals of apples [...]
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