A brief discussion on why and how to eat local.

1. Be a locavore,
save a foodshed.

2. What is local food?
(described by Albert in roughly 30s)

3. Food grown/produced
within a 100-mile radius

4. or something like that

5. Pros
(described by Bryan in roughly 30s)

6. “Foodsheds are the farmbelts
around our cities that once
provided most urban food.”

7. Saving local foodsheds
- preserves an area’s
• agriculture land
• traditions
• varietal crops
- increases an area’s
• resilience
• quality of life

8. Eating (and generally buying) local
keeps your money
in the local economy

9. Cons
(described by Jordan in roughly 30s)

11. You might never eat
a mango or avocado, ever.

12. And what happens
when it’s winter?

13. Local agriculture
isn’t necessarily
sustainable or healthy

14. Story 1:
The Habits of
Mr. Eats Local
(described by Albert in roughly 30s)

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17. Starts the day with local
and minimally processed foods

19. Shops at local farms
and farmer’s markets,
takes part in a CSA
during the summer.

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21. Enjoys fresh, in-season produce

22. and fresh, out-of-season produce

23. Tastier Winter Tomatoes, Thanks To A Boom In Greenhouse
Growing
There's a greenhouse boom around the country, thanks in part to the "buy local" move-
ment. Paul Mock grows tomatoes, herbs and other veggies year-round in his Berkeley
Springs, W.Va., greenhouse and sells to groceries and restaurants in the Mid-Atlantic.
Allison Aubrey/NPR
It may sound like an oxymoron: a delicious local, winter tomato — especially if you
happen to live in a cold climate.
But increasingly, farmers from West Virginia to Maine and through the Midwest are go-

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25. Enjoys preserved
and frozen foods
during the winter

27. Checks out news
on new and hip
local food venues

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29. Hangs out a such venues

30. Story 2:
Local vs. Big Organic
from The Omnivore’s Dilemma
(described by Jordan in roughly 30s)

31. Consider these
points of view

32. “I enjoy shopping at Whole Foods nearly as
much as I enjoy browsing a good bookstore,
which, come to think of it, is probably no
accident. Shopping at Whole Foods is a
literary experience too.”

33. “...I would much rather use my money to
keep my neighborhood productive and
healthy than export my dollars 500 miles
away to get 'pure product' that's really coated
in diesel fuel.”

34. Shopping at places like Whole
Foods is appealing and there are
some great products, but does
spending your money there
support your values?

35. Story 3:
Meet David Warner,
Owner of City Feed
(described by Bryan in roughly 30s)

37. David Warner owns City Feed in Jamaica
Plain, a store that supports local businesses
and farms, selling as many local products as
possible
David grew up working on farm in Missouri
so he knows about how to create food
from the ground up, literally.

38. According to David, buying local is crucial
because it helps to support local business,
preserve the landscape, support the
biodiversity that comes from small-scale
agriculture and preserve food/economic
security because local producers offer direct
accountability. The more degrees of
separation between you and your food—the
less accountability there is.
To ensure this accountability, vote with your
dollars.