ARE YOU A LOCAVORE?
LOCAVORE was the 2007 Word of the Year of the Oxford American Dictionary.
Definition: Someone who exclusively (or at least primarily) eats foods from their local or regional foodshed or a determined radius from their home (usu.100-250 miles, depending on location). By eating locally, locavores hope to create a greater connection between themselves and their food sources, resist industrialized and processed foods, and support their local economy. The majority of locavores do not give themselves a strcit radius from which to eat, but instead buy as much of their food as they can from farmers, growers, and sellers with whom they have a relationship or whose growing or producing practices appeal they want to support.
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Actions You Can Take to Promote Local Food Systems
Learn what foods are in season in your area and try to build your diet around them. Visit the PA Availability Guide provided by the Locavore Network on the Internet- click here.
Shop at the Penn National Farmers' Market , your local farmers' market.
Ask the manager or chef of your favorite restaurant how much of the food on the menu is locally grown, and then encourage him or her to source food locally. Urge that the share be increased. People can do the same at their local supermarket or school cafeteria.
Take a trip to a local farm to learn what it produces.
Host a harvest party at your home or in your community that features locally available and in-season foods.
Buy extra quantities of your favorite fruit or vegetable when it is in season and experiment with drying, canning, jamming, or otherwise preserving it for a later date.
Check with the Franklin County Master Gardeners for advice on planting your own food garden. Master Gardeners are at the Penn National Farmers' Market the third Thursday of every month during the Market season.
Speak to your local politicians and township supervisors about forming a local food policy council to help guide decisions that affect the local foodshed and support agriculture businesses in Franklin County.
Definition: Someone who exclusively (or at least primarily) eats foods from their local or regional foodshed or a determined radius from their home (usu.100-250 miles, depending on location). By eating locally, locavores hope to create a greater connection between themselves and their food sources, resist industrialized and processed foods, and support their local economy. The majority of locavores do not give themselves a strcit radius from which to eat, but instead buy as much of their food as they can from farmers, growers, and sellers with whom they have a relationship or whose growing or producing practices appeal they want to support.
Return to Dates See Special Events See Top Twelve Reasons to be a Locavore
Actions You Can Take to Promote Local Food Systems
Learn what foods are in season in your area and try to build your diet around them. Visit the PA Availability Guide provided by the Locavore Network on the Internet- click here.
Shop at the Penn National Farmers' Market , your local farmers' market.
Ask the manager or chef of your favorite restaurant how much of the food on the menu is locally grown, and then encourage him or her to source food locally. Urge that the share be increased. People can do the same at their local supermarket or school cafeteria.
Take a trip to a local farm to learn what it produces.
Host a harvest party at your home or in your community that features locally available and in-season foods.
Buy extra quantities of your favorite fruit or vegetable when it is in season and experiment with drying, canning, jamming, or otherwise preserving it for a later date.
Check with the Franklin County Master Gardeners for advice on planting your own food garden. Master Gardeners are at the Penn National Farmers' Market the third Thursday of every month during the Market season.
Speak to your local politicians and township supervisors about forming a local food policy council to help guide decisions that affect the local foodshed and support agriculture businesses in Franklin County.