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To be a locavore is to eat foods that are both in season and produced where you are. For those who are attempting this lifestyle, it can be a challenge to find a lot of these foods. That's why the Locavore app ($3) is awesome — it uses the GPS in your iPhone to locate you, and then it tells you what foods are in season locally. And that's not all — the app also tells you what's coming into Read more
The word "locavore" — only eating foods produced within 100 miles of where you live — was nonexistent a few years ago, but has since become a part of mainstream vocabulary, particularly in cities like San Francisco and New York. But a recent piece by Conservation magazine, entitled "The Problem of What to Eat," questions the status quo of whether buying local really does reduce one's carbon Read more
Source What Foods Do You Buy Locally? Everything! I buy local produce, local cheese, local meat, etc. I purchase local fruits and vegetables at my farmers market. I buy certain products — I'll tell you which ones below — that I know are made locally. I don't know where my food comes from, so I'm not sure if it's local or not. Other — see my comment below. Read more
This year saw the rise of food as a fun activity, fancy fro yo, and sweets that are savory. However none of those topped your favorite-food trends the way local food and high-end comfort food did. The lead kept flip-flopping — currently high-end comfort food is winning by two votes — however I'm going to have to go with the local-food movement. Eating locally is a trend that has been growing Read more
Locavore Someone whose diet consists of food grown or produced within an area most commonly bound by a 100-mile radius of their home. Locavores usually shun large supermarket chains, opting for farmer's markets and local gardens instead. It is also a current trend for many high-end restaurants as well. Interesting tidbit — this word was just declared Oxford American Dictionary's 2007 Word of Read more
10 crazy food names, explained — Zagat Anthony Bourdain: "@RuthBourdain has lost gas" — Grub Street NY Eat it, don't tweet it: an Instagram food porn anthem — YouTube What the Olympic athletes are eating — Delish Duff Goldman has a new show on YouTube's food channel, Hungry — The Braiser Thomas Keller is not impressed by locavores — Eater A new study shows health food costs no Read more
Make Guatemalan fiambre for Día de los Muertos. — Saveur What to eat the day after Halloween. — Food Republic What happens when Marge becomes a food blogger on The Simpsons? — Eater Girl Scouts can now earn a new Locavore badge. — The FN Dish How to choose and store Winter squash. — Real Simple Check out the world's healthiest cuisines. — The Daily Meal Who will be the next big Read more
The Girl Scouts are about a lot more than cookies these days. Just in time for the organization's 100-year anniversary next year, Girl Scouts badges received a major, modern makeover, their first overhaul since 1987. Where girls once received a badge for fashion, fitness and makeup, they now have the option of earning a Science of Style badge, where aspiring designers and fashionistas learn Read more
The going green trend has been going on for so long that it can hardly be called a trend anymore. But for some mamas, green living is about more than recycling old cans and newspapers. It's a way of life, a philosophy that dictates every decision they make, from where they live to the toys they give their tots. If the following 11 signs sound familiar, chances are you're an unmistakable, Read more
