Tag: Local Food
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What is local food anyway?
In Ontario, Canada, the government has a very different idea than the people selling it and promoting it.
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What does seasonal eating look like where you live?
TreeHugger writers dish the dirt on what's seasonal in their neck of the woods right now.
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A cafe is opened in a nineteenth century toilet
What better place to have a coffee, than in a recycled "loo"?
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10 great recipes for eating local and vegetarian in February
It's hard when there aren't a lot of fresh local vegetables around, but we round up a few of Kelly Rossiter's February recipes that do the job
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New Mayor Takes Entire Salary in Local Currency
There was a time when local currencies were usable only at food co-ops and yoga studios. When a city mayor elects to take his entire salary in local notes, you know things are changing.
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USDA’s First Ever Farm to School Grant Connects Schools to Local Agriculture
A new initiative under the Healthy Hunger Free Schools Program connects local farms to school cafeterias
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Making Noodles to Save Farmland in Japan
A Japanese farmer is saving his family farm with udon noodles. He also believes he is sharing true happiness in the process.
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How to Grow All Your Food on a Tenth of an Acre
Proponents of biointensive gardening claim it could offer the answer to our ongoing food crises. It's certainly an impressive way to grow vast amounts of food.
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How Slow Money Financing Helps Food Businesses Grow
From farmers to bakers to restauranteurs, peer-to-peer loans are a lifeline for small food-related businesses.
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A Plant-Based Diet Sourced Far From Home
Is your plant-based diet too complicated?
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Helsinki Converts Historic Slaughterhouse into Culinary Hotspot
Helsinki's old abattoir has become the heart of the city's culinary revival, a movement blending innovation and tradition that integrates local foods, pop-up eateries, and urban gardens.
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Local Food Distribution Goes Bi-Coastal With New Partnership
A new partnership links local and regional food producers with wholesale buyers.
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Egg Maps and Green Routes Create Vegetable Tourism in the Incredible Edible Town Todmorden
Todmorden is a town that embraced the local food movement by growing their own fruit and veg anywhere in public spaces. They also have an Egg Map and a Green Route for the Vegetable Tourists!
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Local Currency Goes City-Wide and High-tech
The Bristol Pound is not your average local currency scheme. A new video sets out the vision for this ambitious, city-wide scheme.
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US Open Rallies Green Efforts: Increasing Recycling, Public Transportation & Local Food Use
The US Open is now in its fifth year of greening the two week tennis tournament, making some serious progress on a number of worthwhile eco-efforts.
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Internet Food Show 'Perennial Plate' to Roam the Earth Looking for Sustainable Food
The Perennial Plate's foodie road trips around the States have become an internet phenomenon. Now they are going global.
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Deconstructing Dinner: Foodie Radio Show to Hit Screens, With Your Help
In podcasts and on the radio, Deconstructing Dinner has been uncovering the flaws our food system and proposing alternatives. Now they are ready for the screen.
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Mexico City Shoppers Swap Trash for Fresh Food
Popular monthly barter market reduces waste while supporting local farmers.
