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recently updated on
19 Mar 08.
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The meal on the typical American dinner table is
estimated to have traveled 1500 miles. You can
reduce the food-miles on your plate, eat fresher
food and support your local economy by buying
locally-produced food--or becoming a locavore*.
estimated to have traveled 1500 miles. You can
reduce the food-miles on your plate, eat fresher
food and support your local economy by buying
locally-produced food--or becoming a locavore*.
Look for the Kentucky Proud label
at your grocery. Click this logo to
explore the range
of KY-made food
and beverages.
at your grocery. Click this logo to
explore the range
of KY-made food
and beverages.
Patronize farmers' markets, where
you'll find fruits, vegetables, honey,
eggs, cheese, meat, flowers and
more. See KY Farmers' Markets and
IN Farmers' Markets for locations,
dates and hours.
you'll find fruits, vegetables, honey,
eggs, cheese, meat, flowers and
more. See KY Farmers' Markets and
IN Farmers' Markets for locations,
dates and hours.
Sign up for Community Supported Agriculture. Here's
how it works: At the start of a growing season, you sign
up for a share and agree to pay the farmer a fee. In
return the farmer agrees to supply you with fresh
produce for a set number of weeks during that season.
how it works: At the start of a growing season, you sign
up for a share and agree to pay the farmer a fee. In
return the farmer agrees to supply you with fresh
produce for a set number of weeks during that season.
For more info, see these articles here, including a guide to local
producers, and here by Robin Garr of LouisvilleHotBytes.com, who
provides dining, food and drink reviews for Food & Dining Magazine,
KET's Louisville Life, LEO and The Voice-Tribune.
producers, and here by Robin Garr of LouisvilleHotBytes.com, who
provides dining, food and drink reviews for Food & Dining Magazine,
KET's Louisville Life, LEO and The Voice-Tribune.
Note: Some farmers' markets
stay open year-round, with
reduced hours. The photo to
the right was taken at the Deer
Park market in late-November.
stay open year-round, with
reduced hours. The photo to
the right was taken at the Deer
Park market in late-November.
* 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. Check out
Local Harvest to find sustainably grown food near you, and make a
New Year's Resolution to be a locavore in 2008!
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. Check out
Local Harvest to find sustainably grown food near you, and make a
New Year's Resolution to be a locavore in 2008!
| If you drink beer, please patronize local brewers, listed by Kentucky Proud, if you can. Otherwise, the Sierra Club has identified several especially green brewers. |
