What's in store for the locavore - Food & Drink - Detroit Metro Times
What's in store for the locavore - Food & Drink - Detroit Metro Times: "It's official: Eating locally is more popular than ever. Not only is local food fresher and better for the planet, buying local products collectively pumps millions of dollars back into the Michigan economy. And not only does that money stay in the state, it also seems to be feeding an explosion of small-scale food products that are increasingly dotting local shelves. Here's a gander at some of them."
Farmers' market brings food and enlightenment to downtown Danbury - Danbury, CT Patch
Farmers' market brings food and enlightenment to downtown Danbury - Danbury, CT Patch: "My oldest daughter has been in college for three years so of course when she comes home she brings all kinds of interesting ideas including, at the end of the past semester, about food.
She is not yet a vegan, thank God, but she came home all excited about being a “locavore,” a person who eats only food that is grown within 50 miles of wherever she lives. Locally grown food is better for the environment because, for instance, it isn’t moved long distances in refrigerated trailers. The practice also supports small farmers who aren’t big enough or who can’t afford to participate in the global food market. The practice causes shoppers to think more about the food they buy, perhaps therefore leading to healthier choices"
She is not yet a vegan, thank God, but she came home all excited about being a “locavore,” a person who eats only food that is grown within 50 miles of wherever she lives. Locally grown food is better for the environment because, for instance, it isn’t moved long distances in refrigerated trailers. The practice also supports small farmers who aren’t big enough or who can’t afford to participate in the global food market. The practice causes shoppers to think more about the food they buy, perhaps therefore leading to healthier choices"
American Food: A Call for Culinary Independence - TIME
American Food: A Call for Culinary Independence - TIME: "We tend to celebrate the Fourth of July as 'America Day' and revel in its customs — watching fireworks, dressing up in flag-pattern hot pants, eating chicken. But I think we all sometimes forget that the holiday, which John Adams said should be marked 'with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forevermore,' is actually a celebration of our independence. The framers despised the ancient bone heap of Europe, its crowned ruffians, its popes and princes, its fusty ways. We would prefer to be, they thought, a city upon a hill, a shining example to other nations, breaking with tradition and coming up with our way of doing things. And so we have been, pretty much. We have lived up to the promise made at our inception.
Except when it comes to food. The U.S.A. is still in the thrall of Europe, 235 years after our forefathers risked their lives, their liberty and their sacred honor for the dubious plan to set up shop under their own flag. And yet, circa 2011, we have yet to do at our own tables what our arms, our literature and our technology did centuries ago. When, oh when, are we going to live up to our legacy?"
Except when it comes to food. The U.S.A. is still in the thrall of Europe, 235 years after our forefathers risked their lives, their liberty and their sacred honor for the dubious plan to set up shop under their own flag. And yet, circa 2011, we have yet to do at our own tables what our arms, our literature and our technology did centuries ago. When, oh when, are we going to live up to our legacy?"
Love Fresh Veggies? New Garden Service Will Get You Growing | The Cheshire Herald
Love Fresh Veggies? New Garden Service Will Get You Growing | The Cheshire Herald: "With the launch of Cheshire’s newest and only home-gardening business, residents will be able to join the nation’s locavore movement to produce and consume locally grown foods.
Mario Pannone, Cheshire native and co-founder of Trans-Plant Gardening Services, launched his new business this spring to help individuals cultivate their own gardens. The Wallingford high school teacher teamed up with his friend and colleague, Charles Scalesse, to provide the area with made-to-order vegetable gardens and all the accompanying services.
“We basically show customers how to be self-sustainable,” Pannone said. “And, lucky for us, no one was yet offering the service.”
Trans-Plant Gardening Services allows both plant novices and experts to personally select the vegetables for their gardens. Pannone and Scalesse also till the garden, install the plants, and test and enrich the soil. The company provides follow-up services such as weeding and transplanting."
Mario Pannone, Cheshire native and co-founder of Trans-Plant Gardening Services, launched his new business this spring to help individuals cultivate their own gardens. The Wallingford high school teacher teamed up with his friend and colleague, Charles Scalesse, to provide the area with made-to-order vegetable gardens and all the accompanying services.
“We basically show customers how to be self-sustainable,” Pannone said. “And, lucky for us, no one was yet offering the service.”
Trans-Plant Gardening Services allows both plant novices and experts to personally select the vegetables for their gardens. Pannone and Scalesse also till the garden, install the plants, and test and enrich the soil. The company provides follow-up services such as weeding and transplanting."
Think Inside the Box: The Season Begins - Brookline, MA Patch
Think Inside the Box: The Season Begins - Brookline, MA Patch: "My gradual locavore transformation has been complicated by an inborn desire to plan for and control, well, everything. I have spent a few summers adapting to the seasonality of local farmer’s market produce, and six months of an East Coast farmshare reinforced the preschool axiom: “You get what you get and you don’t get upset.” Now it is time to face both challenges together, as our in-season CSA with Stillman’s Farm begins and our larder’s contents follow the ebb and flow of one farm’s harvest.
Our first pickup seemed like cosmic payback for my earlier complaints about greens. That Sunday, I walked away from the table carrying a bag overstuffed with leaves: two heads of lettuce; two bunches of beets with their greens; and two bunches each of chard and kale. The following week I found myself with two more varieties of kale, another two bunches of beets, a selection of turnips and a full three heads of lettuce. That night I began to question the wisdom of signing my family up for the large share. At least nobody would want for Vitamin A."
Our first pickup seemed like cosmic payback for my earlier complaints about greens. That Sunday, I walked away from the table carrying a bag overstuffed with leaves: two heads of lettuce; two bunches of beets with their greens; and two bunches each of chard and kale. The following week I found myself with two more varieties of kale, another two bunches of beets, a selection of turnips and a full three heads of lettuce. That night I began to question the wisdom of signing my family up for the large share. At least nobody would want for Vitamin A."
Real Time Farms brings crowd sourcing to the locavore movement - Kansas City Restaurants and Dining - Fat City
Real Time Farms brings crowd sourcing to the locavore movement - Kansas City Restaurants and Dining - Fat City: "The food system has become complicated enough that it is extremely challenging -- if not impossible -- for a single person to find out exactly where all of his or her food originates. But what if you could band together with people in your area who had the same concerns, and pool your information about farms, farmers markets and restaurants.
That was the basic idea behind Real Time Farms, a new web project from former Google engineer Karl Rosaen, which he's hoping can help bring transparency from the field to the menu.
Rosaen talked to Civil Eats last week and explained the mission of his site:
Real Time Farms is a crowd-sourced, online food guide, and we're all about connecting you to fresh sources of food -- items you can trust, whether eating in or out,' he explains. 'We aim to be the IMDB of food transparency.'"
That was the basic idea behind Real Time Farms, a new web project from former Google engineer Karl Rosaen, which he's hoping can help bring transparency from the field to the menu.
Rosaen talked to Civil Eats last week and explained the mission of his site:
Real Time Farms is a crowd-sourced, online food guide, and we're all about connecting you to fresh sources of food -- items you can trust, whether eating in or out,' he explains. 'We aim to be the IMDB of food transparency.'"
Declare Your Food Independence | Care2 Healthy & Green Living
Declare Your Food Independence | Care2 Healthy & Green Living: "After all, food is usually one of the biggest parts of the celebration and the fresh foods of summer make a great addition to the day.
That’s why Kitchen Gardener’s International (KGI) has declared July 4 “Food Independence Day.” They encourage everyone to support local food by growing some of your own food and supporting local food producers and growers in your area.
Kitchen Gardeners International is a non-profit group that focuses on healthier food and a healthier planet by promoting home or “kitchen” gardens and providing information and resources for those who do this. There are about 20,000 kitchen gardeners from over 100 countries who help each other out via blogs, forums and social networking, and who organize activities all over the world inspiring people to grow their own sustainable food.
It is spearheaded by enthusiastic and tenacious kitchen gardener, Roger Doiron, the driving force behind the successful Eat The View Campaign that gathered 110,000 signatures to encourage the White House to replant a Kitchen Garden."
That’s why Kitchen Gardener’s International (KGI) has declared July 4 “Food Independence Day.” They encourage everyone to support local food by growing some of your own food and supporting local food producers and growers in your area.
Kitchen Gardeners International is a non-profit group that focuses on healthier food and a healthier planet by promoting home or “kitchen” gardens and providing information and resources for those who do this. There are about 20,000 kitchen gardeners from over 100 countries who help each other out via blogs, forums and social networking, and who organize activities all over the world inspiring people to grow their own sustainable food.
It is spearheaded by enthusiastic and tenacious kitchen gardener, Roger Doiron, the driving force behind the successful Eat The View Campaign that gathered 110,000 signatures to encourage the White House to replant a Kitchen Garden."
Outdoors | Best bets for this weekend: Farm foods, ice cream and bike rides | Seattle Times Newspaper
Outdoors | Best bets for this weekend: Farm foods, ice cream and bike rides | Seattle Times Newspaper: "Edible garden tours. Locavore lunches. Ice Cream-or-Ramas... ahh, the tastes of summer. It's a good thing we're finally getting a stretch of warm, sunny weather so we can get outside and work off the calories. As usual, there's plenty to eat, see and do around town this weekend.
FARM TO TABLE: Eating local is easy when you live in the Northwest, especially this time of the year. How better to sample the summer's bounty than with a farm chef? Head to the Dog Mountain Farm in Carnation on Sunday, and take part in a 'Locavore Lunch' with the chef leading a tour of the farm, then preparing a meal of produce and other edibles gathered along the way. See www.dogmtnfarm.com.
GARDEN DELIGHTS: Not everyone can farm, but almost anyone can garden. Pick up some goodies from Sustainable Ballard Saturday at the Edible Garden Tour at the Ballard Community Center. See http://sustainableballard.org."
FARM TO TABLE: Eating local is easy when you live in the Northwest, especially this time of the year. How better to sample the summer's bounty than with a farm chef? Head to the Dog Mountain Farm in Carnation on Sunday, and take part in a 'Locavore Lunch' with the chef leading a tour of the farm, then preparing a meal of produce and other edibles gathered along the way. See www.dogmtnfarm.com.
GARDEN DELIGHTS: Not everyone can farm, but almost anyone can garden. Pick up some goodies from Sustainable Ballard Saturday at the Edible Garden Tour at the Ballard Community Center. See http://sustainableballard.org."
Locavore (for iPhone) Review & Rating | PCMag.com
Locavore (for iPhone) Review & Rating | PCMag.com: "Pros
Shows where and when produce is in season. Connects consumers to local growers and markets. Uses interactive Google maps. Available for iOS and Android. Works in U.S., Canada, U.K.
Cons
Recipe index not fully available yet. Can provide conflicting information. Only considers seasonality of produce, but not other seasonal foods.
Bottom Line
The Locavore smartphone (for iOS and Android) app's admirable mission is to keep consumers informed about the seasonality of fresh food, although the database behind it needs more data before the app can be useful to the average consumer."
Shows where and when produce is in season. Connects consumers to local growers and markets. Uses interactive Google maps. Available for iOS and Android. Works in U.S., Canada, U.K.
Cons
Recipe index not fully available yet. Can provide conflicting information. Only considers seasonality of produce, but not other seasonal foods.
Bottom Line
The Locavore smartphone (for iOS and Android) app's admirable mission is to keep consumers informed about the seasonality of fresh food, although the database behind it needs more data before the app can be useful to the average consumer."
Locavore Wisdom
Locavore Wisdom | Green News | Gambit New Orleans News and Entertainment: "At Hollygrove Market & Farm's first Saturday market in June, hundreds of shoppers flowed in, changing the pace of the usual steady traffic with a nearly overwhelming crowd.
It was the first market day for 'locavore' shoppers participating in the inaugural Eat Local Challenge, which asks participants to eat foods sourced from no more than a 200-mile radius of New Orleans. More than 200 people are participating in the challenge, which lasts through June. Registration included a discount on Hollygrove's weekly boxes, filled with locally grown produce and other local goods."
It was the first market day for 'locavore' shoppers participating in the inaugural Eat Local Challenge, which asks participants to eat foods sourced from no more than a 200-mile radius of New Orleans. More than 200 people are participating in the challenge, which lasts through June. Registration included a discount on Hollygrove's weekly boxes, filled with locally grown produce and other local goods."
5 local products you may be overlooking
5 local products you may be overlooking | MNN - Mother Nature Network: "talk frequently about local producers, farmers markets, gardening and other sources of local foods, wine and beer. These are the products that most people start with when they begin to focus on eating locally.
Those aren’t the only items that can be bought locally, though. If you’re stuck in a locavore rut, buying the same types of products over and over, try expanding your purchases to include some of these locally produced items."
Those aren’t the only items that can be bought locally, though. If you’re stuck in a locavore rut, buying the same types of products over and over, try expanding your purchases to include some of these locally produced items."
Alain Ducasse: Royal Locavore Wedding
Alain Ducasse: Royal Locavore Wedding: "“Prince Albert is very interested in protecting the Mediterranean, its flora and its fauna. It’s something of an obsession,” Ducasse said. “We decided to do something sustainable, local and ethical.”
Besides the Champagne, which comes from the eponymous region of northeast France, and a South African red wine honoring the bride’s roots, nearly all ingredients will be sourced from a 6-mile (10-kilometer) radius from Monaco — a tiny concrete hive of high-rises, art deco casinos and five-star hotels."
Besides the Champagne, which comes from the eponymous region of northeast France, and a South African red wine honoring the bride’s roots, nearly all ingredients will be sourced from a 6-mile (10-kilometer) radius from Monaco — a tiny concrete hive of high-rises, art deco casinos and five-star hotels."
10 Ways to Be a Locavore This Summer - SecondAct.com
10 Ways to Be a Locavore This Summer - SecondAct.com: "Think of the fruits and vegetables you've had in the past 24 hours. Do you know where they were grown and when they were picked?
Those are tough questions to answer if you're not a locavore -- someone who eats locally produced food, whether from nearby farms or their own backyard.
'Basically, the idea is, how can I get food to travel as short a distance as possible from being produced to my plate?' says Jesse Miner, a natural foods chef in San Francisco."
Those are tough questions to answer if you're not a locavore -- someone who eats locally produced food, whether from nearby farms or their own backyard.
'Basically, the idea is, how can I get food to travel as short a distance as possible from being produced to my plate?' says Jesse Miner, a natural foods chef in San Francisco."
Maine Locavore Cookbook - Call for Recipes - MOFGA.net: Online Community of the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association - MOFGA Discussion Forums - Food - Recipes
Maine Locavore Cookbook - Call for Recipes - MOFGA.net: Online Community of the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association - MOFGA Discussion Forums - Food - Recipes: "My wife Dianne and I are publishing a new cookbook (Maine Locavore Cookbook) to feature Maine food and to be used as a fundraising opportunity for charitable and nonprofit organizations once it is published.
We could go on and on about why we have undertaken this project, what led to our interest in great local Maine food, what locavore really means, how locavore activities got started, our favorite recipes, etc., etc., but all that is explained on our web site www.locavorecookbooks.com
We could go on and on about why we have undertaken this project, what led to our interest in great local Maine food, what locavore really means, how locavore activities got started, our favorite recipes, etc., etc., but all that is explained on our web site www.locavorecookbooks.com
We urge you to inform your friends, colleagues and Maine food producers who enjoy cooking (and eating) good Maine food and might want to submit a recipe.
We look forward to hearing from you and to working with you to make this a fun and exciting project. We are excited about it and hope that you will be also.
Sincerely,
Al & Dianne Keene
Locavore Cookbooks
1106 Valley Crossing
Carrabassett Valley, ME 04947
al@locavorecookbooks.com
207-235-2225
207-235-2226
Please take the time to check out our web site and feel free to contact us with any comments, ideas, suggestions, etc. and to submit your favorite Maine recipe (via online form, email, fax or snail mail). The recipe submitter's contact will be published with each recipe if desired."
We look forward to hearing from you and to working with you to make this a fun and exciting project. We are excited about it and hope that you will be also.
Sincerely,
Al & Dianne Keene
Locavore Cookbooks
1106 Valley Crossing
Carrabassett Valley, ME 04947
al@locavorecookbooks.com
207-235-2225
207-235-2226
Please take the time to check out our web site and feel free to contact us with any comments, ideas, suggestions, etc. and to submit your favorite Maine recipe (via online form, email, fax or snail mail). The recipe submitter's contact will be published with each recipe if desired."
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