Saturday, January 30, 2010

how to be a locavore

this is how they do it in down-under.
i found insight in this SEED film about the different types of making sure that the food on your table is as local as possible: farmers markets, food box systems, food coops, community farms, community gardens and school garden.
plus i found that besides being a vegetarian (or vegan) it is also important to be a locavore=Someone who exclusively (or at least primarily) eats foods from their local or regional foodshed or a determined radius from their home (commonly either 100 or 250 miles, depending on location). By eating locally, most locavores hope to create a greater connection between themselves and their food sources, resist industrialized and processed foods, and support their local economy. The majority of locavores do not give themselves a strcit radius from which to eat, but instead buy as much of their food as they can from farmers, growers, and sellers with whom they have a relationship or whose growing or producing practices appeal they want to support. (about.com definition)
in the american oxford dictionary, locavore was word of the year in 2007, as there are many laudable american initiatives which subscribe themselves to the eat local challenge. so for all you snotty people put there thinking nothing eco ever came from or is happening in the US, wrong again!

anyhow, this is australia in this short film.
i've got nothing more to write about it, the film is self-explanatory, just watch, be inspired and learn!!!

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