Definitions: A locavore is a person whose diet consists only or principally of locally grown or produced food (typically within a one hundred mile radius). The locavore movement combines concerns over how far our food travels from farm to table, medical studies concerning pesticides, chemical and genetic manipulation, and a renewed interest in supporting family farms. Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) cooperatives offer a spiritual, financial and personal connection to the origins of the members' food, including the opportunity to know your holiday turkey as a grain fed pasture bird from Old McDonald’s Farm rather than a brand name frozen bird from the McGrocery-Store. As watershed defines the flow of water from its source, foodshed refers to the flow of food from farm to table.
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For More Information:
http://blog.oup.com/2007/11/locavore/
http://people.howstuffworks.com/locavore1.htm
http://www.foodandwine.com/articles/how-to-eat-like-a-locavore
http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/pubs/csa/csa.shtml
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