Originally published for the Eat Local Challenge 2006, this entry contains some helpful guidelines for eating locally - and if you can't, what choices to make next.
eating locally: March 2008 Archives
The Slow Food Blog points to The Food Chain,
an audience-interactive newstalk radio program that airs live on Saturdays from 9am to 10am Pacific time. The Food Chain, which has been named the Ag/News Show of the Year by California's legislature, is hosted by Michael Olson, author of the Ben Franklin Book of the Year award-winning MetroFarm, a 576-page guide to metropolitan agriculture.
You can subscribe to their podcast, listen to individual episodes, or listen live online.
From the Washington Post, a farmer addresses the issue of fuel efficiency in tractor-trailers vs. the fuel expended in getting food and consumers to farmers markets. His conclusion: buying local food is a sensible way to eat well, save fuel and reduce your carbon footprint.
