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Fewer Food Miles
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Look for the Kentucky Proud
label at your grocery. Click
this logo to explore the range
of KY-made food
and beverages.
label at your grocery. Click
this logo to explore the range
of KY-made food
and beverages.
Patronize farmers' markets. You'll find
fruits, vegetables, eggs, honey, cheese,
meat, flowers and more.
See Kentucky Farmers' Markets and
Indiana Farmers' Markets for locations,
dates and hours. (Some markets stay
open year-round, with reduced hours.)
Another option is Community Supported
Agriculture (CSA). You pay the farmer a
lump sum at the start of the growing
season for a basket of fresh produce
each week of that season. CSAs deliver
to your home or in-town pick-up locations.
fruits, vegetables, eggs, honey, cheese,
meat, flowers and more.
See Kentucky Farmers' Markets and
Indiana Farmers' Markets for locations,
dates and hours. (Some markets stay
open year-round, with reduced hours.)
Another option is Community Supported
Agriculture (CSA). You pay the farmer a
lump sum at the start of the growing
season for a basket of fresh produce
each week of that season. CSAs deliver
to your home or in-town pick-up locations.
The New Oxford American Dictionary chose "locavore," a person who
seeks out locally produced food, as its 2007 word of the year. The
local foods movement is gaining momentum as people discover that the
best-tasting and most sustainable choices are foods that are fresh,
seasonal, and grown close to home. Some locavores draw inspiration
from the 100-mile diet or from advocates of local eating like Barbara
Kingsolver. Others just follow their taste buds to farmers' markets,
CSA programs and community gardens.
seeks out locally produced food, as its 2007 word of the year. The
local foods movement is gaining momentum as people discover that the
best-tasting and most sustainable choices are foods that are fresh,
seasonal, and grown close to home. Some locavores draw inspiration
from the 100-mile diet or from advocates of local eating like Barbara
Kingsolver. Others just follow their taste buds to farmers' markets,
CSA programs and community gardens.
| If you drink beer, patronize local brewers listed by Kentucky Proud. Otherwise, the Sierra Club has identified several especially green brewers. |
“There are easy ways to cut the food miles on your plate.
Look for the Kentucky Proud sign at your grocery. Shop at
farmers’ markets. Introduce your family to local eating on
Thanksgiving: serve a locally-raised turkey and sides from
the area's fall harvest of pumpkins, squash, sweet potatoes
and greens." Avery H. Kolers, Louisville CAN
Look for the Kentucky Proud sign at your grocery. Shop at
farmers’ markets. Introduce your family to local eating on
Thanksgiving: serve a locally-raised turkey and sides from
the area's fall harvest of pumpkins, squash, sweet potatoes
and greens." Avery H. Kolers, Louisville CAN
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Reduce
the food
miles on
your
plate!
the food
miles on
your
plate!
| Food produced closer to home has a smaller carbon footprint, tastes fresher and boosts the local economy. |
