Comments on: Are you a Locavore? The 2007 Word Of The Year http://willtaft.com/local-food-sources/are-you-a-locavore-the-2007-word-of-the-year/ For People and Planet Earth Sat, 17 May 2008 06:54:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Will http://willtaft.com/local-food-sources/are-you-a-locavore-the-2007-word-of-the-year/#comment-3368 Will Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:09:16 +0000 http://willtaft.com/local-food-sources/are-you-a-locavore-the-2007-word-of-the-year/#comment-3368 I am only to a point. <a href="http://willtaft.com/local-food-sources/reasons-to-buy-locally-produced-food/">This article</a> may give more insight into how I approach this. I did try <a href="http://willtaft.com/local-food-sources/the-100-mile-diet-challenge/">this challenge</a>, but found it difficult to adhere 100%. Maybe I should follow up with a report on the specifics of how it went. -Will I am only to a point. This article may give more insight into how I approach this. I did try this challenge, but found it difficult to adhere 100%. Maybe I should follow up with a report on the specifics of how it went.

-Will

]]> By: paulette http://willtaft.com/local-food-sources/are-you-a-locavore-the-2007-word-of-the-year/#comment-3348 paulette Mon, 17 Dec 2007 15:06:53 +0000 http://willtaft.com/local-food-sources/are-you-a-locavore-the-2007-word-of-the-year/#comment-3348 Thanks for the information. I have learned something new on this article.By the way are you a locavore? Thanks for the information. I have learned something new on this article.By the way are you a locavore?

]]> By: Reasons to Buy Locally Produced Food | Will Taft . com http://willtaft.com/local-food-sources/are-you-a-locavore-the-2007-word-of-the-year/#comment-3103 Reasons to Buy Locally Produced Food | Will Taft . com Fri, 07 Dec 2007 11:12:46 +0000 http://willtaft.com/local-food-sources/are-you-a-locavore-the-2007-word-of-the-year/#comment-3103 [...] http://willtaft.com/local-food-sources/are-you-a-locavore-the-2007-word-of-the-year/ [...] […] http://willtaft.com/local-food-sources/are-you-a-locavore-the-2007-word-of-the-year/ […]

]]> By: Will http://willtaft.com/local-food-sources/are-you-a-locavore-the-2007-word-of-the-year/#comment-3088 Will Fri, 07 Dec 2007 02:40:51 +0000 http://willtaft.com/local-food-sources/are-you-a-locavore-the-2007-word-of-the-year/#comment-3088 Bob- I have a post with a little more on this that I will finish later tonight. Like many things, it is a more complicated issue than just the total miles from farm to table. Just as one example, I would rather buy beef from an organic, grass fed, beef ranch 200 miles away than from the conventional beef producer 4 miles up the road. We need to look at the whole picture and it can be hard when you are doing your daily shopping. That is why I am such a big supporter of food co-ops and similar grocery stores. They do much of the leg work to find responsibly farmed ethically produced, healthy food. -Will Bob- I have a post with a little more on this that I will finish later tonight. Like many things, it is a more complicated issue than just the total miles from farm to table. Just as one example, I would rather buy beef from an organic, grass fed, beef ranch 200 miles away than from the conventional beef producer 4 miles up the road. We need to look at the whole picture and it can be hard when you are doing your daily shopping. That is why I am such a big supporter of food co-ops and similar grocery stores. They do much of the leg work to find responsibly farmed ethically produced, healthy food.

-Will

]]> By: Bob http://willtaft.com/local-food-sources/are-you-a-locavore-the-2007-word-of-the-year/#comment-3087 Bob Fri, 07 Dec 2007 02:24:06 +0000 http://willtaft.com/local-food-sources/are-you-a-locavore-the-2007-word-of-the-year/#comment-3087 Learn something new everyday, never knew what a locavore was, makes complete sense, keep the CO2 down. Learn something new everyday, never knew what a locavore was, makes complete sense, keep the CO2 down.

]]> By: Will http://willtaft.com/local-food-sources/are-you-a-locavore-the-2007-word-of-the-year/#comment-3078 Will Thu, 06 Dec 2007 19:59:02 +0000 http://willtaft.com/local-food-sources/are-you-a-locavore-the-2007-word-of-the-year/#comment-3078 When I was young it was the same. I don't think shipping perishables long distance was done much back then except for maybe citrus from Florida. We just lived with what was available locally. I would not want to limit the choices we have now when nothing else is available. What I don't like is when things are shipped in from far away because of corporate reasons and the same thing is available locally. This happens all the time now with the large warehouse and chain groceries. -Will When I was young it was the same. I don’t think shipping perishables long distance was done much back then except for maybe citrus from Florida. We just lived with what was available locally. I would not want to limit the choices we have now when nothing else is available. What I don’t like is when things are shipped in from far away because of corporate reasons and the same thing is available locally. This happens all the time now with the large warehouse and chain groceries.

-Will

]]> By: Anna http://willtaft.com/local-food-sources/are-you-a-locavore-the-2007-word-of-the-year/#comment-3075 Anna Thu, 06 Dec 2007 19:16:42 +0000 http://willtaft.com/local-food-sources/are-you-a-locavore-the-2007-word-of-the-year/#comment-3075 Will I used to be a locavore 99.9% from age 0-14, and then when we came to Canada it all changed. I say 99.9% because sometimes during Xmas family from over seas would send us citrus fruits such oranges, lemons etc., Anna :) Will I used to be a locavore 99.9% from age 0-14, and then when we came to Canada it all changed. I say 99.9% because sometimes during Xmas family from over seas would send us citrus fruits such oranges, lemons etc., Anna :)

]]> By: Will http://willtaft.com/local-food-sources/are-you-a-locavore-the-2007-word-of-the-year/#comment-3072 Will Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:57:11 +0000 http://willtaft.com/local-food-sources/are-you-a-locavore-the-2007-word-of-the-year/#comment-3072 Alan, I have read The Omnivore's Delight", but can't think of a book on Locavores. I would be interested if it does come to mind. The cost of eating well is a complicated issue. I have touched on it a few times and have started a post on it that keeps getting too long as there are so many aspects. Your comment makes me realize I should really get that worked on and maybe split into a series of posts. Some of the increased cost is justified, some is not. One of the other issues is the artificially low price of much of our food supply. Politics plays a big part in that! -Will Alan, I have read The Omnivore’s Delight”, but can’t think of a book on Locavores. I would be interested if it does come to mind.

The cost of eating well is a complicated issue. I have touched on it a few times and have started a post on it that keeps getting too long as there are so many aspects. Your comment makes me realize I should really get that worked on and maybe split into a series of posts.

Some of the increased cost is justified, some is not. One of the other issues is the artificially low price of much of our food supply. Politics plays a big part in that!

-Will

]]> By: Alan http://willtaft.com/local-food-sources/are-you-a-locavore-the-2007-word-of-the-year/#comment-3063 Alan Thu, 06 Dec 2007 10:35:11 +0000 http://willtaft.com/local-food-sources/are-you-a-locavore-the-2007-word-of-the-year/#comment-3063 I can't recall the title but I read a book about this awhile back. For me at this point the problem is less that I don't know how to eat better (both in terms of better for my health and better for the planet)than that I can't really afford to eat as I would prefer... I can’t recall the title but I read a book about this awhile back. For me at this point the problem is less that I don’t know how to eat better (both in terms of better for my health and better for the planet)than that I can’t really afford to eat as I would prefer…

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