Local Food Movement

Chipotle's on the Farm

Nick Wiseman | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Mcdonalds, Bev Eggleston, Chipotle, Farm to Table, Pigs, EcoFriendly Foods, Local Food Movement, Eating Locally, Local Farmers, DC News
Nick Wiseman

I got an elated call from Bev Eggleston last spring. The renowned Virginia pig farmer had really big news. The executive team from Chipotle was headed to his farm to source pigs for their growing burrito empire.

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The Business of Local Foods

Kathleen Merrigan | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Local Food U.S., Local Food, Local Food Movement, Local Food Restaurants, Local Food Systems, Local Food Economy, Food News
Kathleen Merrigan

Farms selling locally may grow a wider variety of crops, they may pack or process on the farm or use workers to transport and market their products. Regardless, local food has big potential for job creation and economic opportunity.

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'Locally Grown' Food Now A $4.8 Billion Business

AP | By JIM SUHR | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Eat Local, Video, Local Food, Local Food Movement, Locally Grown Food, Locally Grown, Eating Locally, Eating Local, Food News

ST. LOUIS -- Carolyn Anderson likes to chat up the growers at her local farmers market in Missouri, at times hanging out behind the beds of pickup tru...

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Why People Are Calling For A Butterball Boycott

Kristin Wartman | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Local Food Movement, Occupy Wall Street, Food Politics, Butterball Boycott, Food, Occupy BIg Food, Occupy Wall Street Food, Occupy Food, Boycotting Butterball, Food News
Kristin Wartman

Since Thanksgiving is upon us, let's unify our voice in telling Butterball --the world's largest producer of turkey -- that we will not support the factory farming of turkeys this year.

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Calling All Sustainable Food Leaders: NRDC Growing Green Awards Season Starts Now!

Francesca Koe | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Sustainable Food, Local Food Movement, Sustainable Agriculture, Growing Green Awards, Green Food Sustainable, Growing Green NRDC, Local Farmers Nrdc, Michael Pollan Nrdc, Green News
Francesca Koe

Each year around this time we publish a call for nominations to win the NRDC Growing Green Awards, our effort to recognize leaders who advance more sustainable food systems.

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David Korten: Capitalism, Democracy, and Food (Video)

Rebecca Gerendasy | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Food System, Local Food, New Economy, David Korten, Global Food, Agriculture, Plutocracy, Capitalism, Local Food Movement, Local Food Systems, Local Food Economy, Video, Green News
Rebecca Gerendasy

David Korten argues that both "peak oil" and climate change makes it imperative that we transition to a more localized food economy to insure continued access to adequate food supplies.

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I Was a CSA Junkie

Liz Neumark | Posted 12.24.2011

Read More: Farming, Community Supported Agriculture, Local Food Movement, Local Farmers, Farmers Markets, Green News
Liz Neumark

So what's it like to go from member to provider? Even though I was an ardent member of my CSA, I had no idea of the complexity involved in executing the process or products.

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Occupy the Food System!

Eric Holt Gimenez | Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Local Food Movement, Local Food Systems, Occupy Wall Street, Food Movement, Sustainable Food, Food Politics, Agribusiness, Occupy Movement, Food News
Eric Holt Gimenez

The rules and institutions governing our food system -- Wall Street, the U.S. Farm Bill, the World Trade Organization and the USDA -- all favor the global monopolies controlling the world's seeds, food processing, distribution and retail.

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Our Economic Problem: Where Will Growth Come From?

Maria Rodale | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Wall Street, Debt Ceiling, Maria Rodale. Economic Debt, Organic-Industry, Organic Produce, Local Food Movement, Newman's Own, Politics News
Maria Rodale

There is one thing that's still been growing, even during the darkest days of the recession: the organics industry. Sure, we are still small. But the organics industry, at $30 billion a year, is now bigger than the publishing industry.

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Local Wheat Returns To New England

AP | LISA RATHKE | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Local Food, Local Wheat, Local Wheat Producers, New England Wheat, Local Food Movement, Local Wheat New England, Food News

WESTFIELD, Vt. — Amber waves of grain are rippling again in parts of New England, once considered the region's bread basket. Vermont and Maine ...

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Celebs Throw Foodie Party To Fight Hunger

online.wsj.com | MIKE VILENSKY | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Celebrity Charity, Hunger, Tom Colicchio Restaurants, Julianne Moore, Local Food Movement, Vanity Fair, United Way, Fight Huner, Top Chef, Good News, Tom Colicchio, Impact News

Foodies enjoyed their last tastes of summer Saturday night at United Way and Vanity Fair's "What's on the Table?" Party to Combat Hunger, held at a sp...

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Fearing Snow Storms And Terrorist Attacks, Farmers Explore Local Foods

AP | By LISA RATHKE | Posted 09.17.2011

Read More: Cold-Hardy Rice, New England Farmers, Food, Vermont Farmers, Local Food, Local Food Movement, Local Food Production, Rice Farming, Green News

FERRISBURGH, Vt. -- Erik Andrus considers himself a beer and bread man, but he's had limited success growing high quality grains on his sometimes sogg...

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The Best Salad I Ever Served

Rebecca Shoval | Posted 08.06.2011

Read More: Salad, Csa, Farmers, Community-Supported-Agriculture, Local Food, Local Food Movement, Farmers Markets, Seasonal-Produce, Fresh Produce, Food News
Rebecca Shoval

I enjoyed making food for people in restaurants and did some rewarding catering in the past. None of that compared to the utter pleasure of distributing our unbelievably fresh, sustainably grown produce for the first week of our CSA.

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Localization -- Necessary, But Not Sufficient

David A. Cleveland | Posted 07.31.2011

Read More: Local Food Climate Change, Local Food and Environment, Local Food Movement, Local Food Systems, Local Food Environment, Green News
David A. Cleveland

While localization is a necessary strategy with great potential, it is not sufficient. In addition, there is also a danger that it can obscure the real goals or even replace them, luring us into the "local trap."

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Reader Challenge: Grow One Food-Producing Plant This Year

Rebecca Shoval | Posted 07.23.2011

Read More: Planters, Peppers, Gardening, Lettuce, Tomatoes, Green Beans, Agriculture, Local Food, Local Food Movement, Sustainable Food, Urban Farming, Food News
Rebecca Shoval

One of the best things about living on a farm is the freshness of the food. Nothing quite compares to the satisfaction of picking a head of lettuce, washing the leaves and eating a salad in under 10 minutes.

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Our Love-Hate Relationship With Whole Foods

Rachel Levin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Food, Michael Pollan, Whole Foods, Organic Food, Local Food, San Francisco, Local Food Movement, Cities, Whole Foods San Francisco, Food News
Rachel Levin

My first thought when I saw the Whole Foods sign go up in my neighborhood was: My life just got a million times better. The convenience! The consistent quality! The $11 half-pint of curried chicken salad! My second thought? I am such a f*cking hypocrite.

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Farm Tour: Search for an Authentic Life

Leah Mayor | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: American Farmland, Norman Rockwell, American Landscape, Authenticity, Travel, Local Foods, Ecotourism, Authentic Travel, Artisanal Adventures, Farm Tour, Reconnect, Local Food Movement, Taking Root, Local Economies, Gavin Johnston, Travel News
Leah Mayor

Now may be as good a time as any to use our travel time and dollars to get to know our neighbors a town or a state over, and to find where authenticity lives in our own communities.

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The Destruction and Rebirth of Joan Gussow's Famous Garden

Leslie Hatfield | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gardening, Local Food Movement, Joan Gussow, This Organic Life, Sustainable Food, Joan Gussow Garden, Environmentalism, Locavore, Home Gardening, Food News
Leslie Hatfield

Joan Gussow is known as the matriarch of the local food movement. One year ago this week, Joan's garden was devastated by a massive storm and flood.

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Is Big Beautiful?

Ben Grossman-Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Organic Farming, Hunger, Industrial Farming, Agribusiness, Global Hunger, Local Food Movement, Corporate Farm, Food News
Ben Grossman-Cohen

If we direct our resources toward the modes of production that most efficiently boost levels of food, and the livelihoods of the rural poor, we will meet the challenges of both production and access.

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WATCH: How To Eat Like A Local In San Francisco

GloboMaestro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Salumi, Concierge, Markets, Insider, Antonio Barrios, Travel News, Travel, St. Regis San Francisco, Locavore, Globomaestro, Local Food, Farmers Market, Local Food Movement, St. Regis, Hotel, Salami, San Francisco, Expert, Pork, Ame, Boccalone, Video, Travel News
GloboMaestro

Is there a city in America that cares more about locally-sourced food than San Francisco? If so, Antonio Barrios, chief concierge at The St. Regis ...

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An Award Winning Weekend

Liz Neumark | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Community Supported Agriculture, Organic Food, Local Food, Local Food Movement, Local Farmers, Farmers Markets, Food News
Liz Neumark

It is the simple delights that make life sweet. All around us, political upheaval, economic crisis and technological revolution confound and dazzle u...

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From Tank to Table: Preparing A Whole Fish!

EconomyBites | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chinese Food, Fishing, Local Food, Local Food Movement, Urban Farming, Local Farmers, Fish, Video, Food News
EconomyBites

Here at E. Bites we pride ourselves in the ability to bring you lots of different kinds of foods, ways of cooking and styles of money saving. A critic...

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How Your Church Can Support Local Food Movements

Carol Howard Merritt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Organic Farming, USDA Nutrition Programs, Organic Food, Soup Kitchen, Farmers Markets, Presbyterian Church, Local Farmers, Food Politics, Urban Garden, Combating Homelessness, Local Food Movement, Slow Food Movement, Urban Agriculture, Locavore, Religion News
Carol Howard Merritt

Food is at the heart of our practice together. So it's important to remember that what we put on our tables can be an act of faith.

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Is Your Neighborhood Making You Fat?

Kristin Kirkpatrick, M.S., R.D., L.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Local-Food-Movement, Local Food Nutrition, Local Food Restaurants, Local Foods, Local Food Movement, Personal Health, Nutrition, Local-Food, Home News
Kristin Kirkpatrick, M.S., R.D., L.D.

Is your neighborhood making you fat? According to several studies, it just might be.

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Around the Corner

Liz Neumark | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Greenmarket, Eating Locally, Urban Agriculture, Local Food, Union Square Farmers Market, Local Food Movement, Csa, Green News
Liz Neumark

It's going to happen.  You know how they say darkest before the dawn?  Well, February is here and that means that next month we get ready to welcome...

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