Local Food

Making the Shift to Local Foods

Are your fridge and cupboards stocked with foods from half way around the world? Ever wonder why Californian strawberries are on sale, while delicious local in-season berries are no where to be found at the local chain grocery store?

These are questions Ontarians, Canadians and citizens world wide are beginning to ask and demanding answers to. Isn’t it time you find out why so many people are making an effort to eat locally farmed, raised and produced foods?

Did You Know...

In 2007 Locavore was named Word of the year by Oxford American Dictionary
Locavores are:

Concerned culinary adventurer making an effort to eat only foods grown or harvested within a 100 mile radius
Recognize that the choices you make about the food we eat are important politically, environmentally, economically, and healthfully

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Healthy Food Guidelines for Food Served at Workplace Functions City of Hamilton Public Health.	02/02/08 8:54 pm	583.76 KB
Carbon and Other Gas Emissions - The Environmental Toll of Meat Production Toronto Vegetarian Association. www.veg.ca	02/02/08 8:51 pm	885.74 KB
Disease - The Environmental Toll of Meat Production Toronto Vegetarian Association. www.veg.ca	02/02/08 8:53 pm	863.75 KB
Overview - The Environmental Toll of Meat Production Toronto Vegetarian Association. www.veg.ca	02/02/08 8:53 pm	922.53 KB
Water and Land Use - The Environmental Toll of Meat Production Toronto Vegetarian Association. www.veg.ca	02/02/08 8:54 pm	870.62 KB

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