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Take the Local Challenge - Eat within a 100 Mile Radius
Challenging yourself to eat entirely locally can seem pretty intimidating. But, as world renowned chef Michael Chiarello explains on Supper Club with Tom Bergeron, making your diet totally local is really a lifestyle change.
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Tired of the Local Menu? 7 Ways to Experience Seasonal Food 2.0
Everyone's trying to eat more locally produced foods knowing that they taste better and it's easier on the planet. Even if your town doesn't seem like a haven for local producers, seasonal foods can show up in all sorts of places.
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Can Eating Local Food Save Your Life?
Local foods are gaining popularity because, well, they taste better and they're much easier on the planet, but recent fears about the safety of imported foods make local foods that much more appetizing. Tony Corbo at Huffington Post, recently wrote about some of the dangers associated with importing foods.
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Could You Eat 100 Percent Local For a Week?
I finally committed to eating local for an entire week by purchasing only 100 percent local consumer goods, whether from the farmers' market, from my CSA, or from local producers found at the health foods store. This is what I've bought, picked, or gotten from my CSA thus far.
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The Art of Eating
Now more than ever, people are realizing that preparing real, simple food is one of the keys to a healthy and whole life: Our First Lady, Michelle Obama, emphasized the importance of these fundamental principles last week when she and a group of D.C. schoolchildren broke ground on the White House organic vegetable garden.
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In-Season Food App for Locavores' iPhones
An app from the iTunes store could keep you updated on everything you need to know to eat locally, from which foods are in season in your area to where to find the next farmer's market to how to cook your finds.
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Photo credit: Buster McLeod/Enjoymentland.com
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Save Money on Organic Food: Join a Natural Foods Co-op
One common reason you might shy away from purchasing only organically grown food is the relatively higher price when compared to conventionally grown and sourced foods. Luckily for us, the tradition of natural food cooperatives still survives.
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Video: Eat Local with an Exotic Flavor (Emeril Green)
While using exotic ingredients from other countries is important to keep your recipes exciting and interesting, incorporating local ingredients into your exotic fare is a great way to up the pleasure quotient of your favorite exotic recipes. Emeril shows how to cook with exotic ingredients but still keep it local.
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How to Choose The Best Local Cheese For All Your Recipes
Good cheese can be a little bit more expensive in some cases but if you don't use excessive amounts in your recipes (better for your health anyway), a little goes a long way. Additionally, if you choose the right cheese for each recipe, then you'll get the best end product. Here are my tips for choosing the best local cheeses.
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Quiz: Are You an Eco-friendly Eater?
How green are you when it comes to your food? Take this short quiz to find out. Don't worry, it won't taste bad.
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Quiz: Do You Know Your Green Diets?
What can you eat on a raw food diet? How much does a vegetarian diet actually reduce your carbon footprint? And what's a flexitarian? Take this quiz and find out if you know your green diet!
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