Chapter Two: The Year of Eating Locally

Selected Websites

http://100milediet.org/

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http://www.eatlocalchallenge.com/

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Home Grown
Bill McKibben appeared on the radio show Living On Earth in 2005 and spoke about his quest to eat locally. The title link includes a transcript, an MP# download and an option to stream the audio. For information about topics covered by LOE visit http://www.loe.org/index.htm

Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
http://www.leopold.iastate.edu/

Local Harvest
"The best organic is what's grown closest to you.
Use our website to find farmers' markets, family farms, and other sources of sustainably grown food in your area,
where you can buy produce, grass-fed meats, and many other goodies."

New York Times article on Boosting Health with Local Food

New York Times article on 100 mile diet

New York Times article on how green is your college

Worried about the environmental impact of shipping food hundreds of miles, a small but devoted number of Americans have joined the "locavore" movement.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24994028/from/ET/

 

Selected Books

Halweil, Brian. Eat Here: Reclaiming Homegrown Pleasures in a Global Supermarket. New York: W.W. Norton, 2004.
3rd floor TX 356 .H35 2004

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Kingsolver, Barbara. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life. New York:HarperCollins Paperback, 2007. 3rd floor S 521.5 .A67 K56 2007
14-day audiobooks

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Smith, Alisa. Plenty: One Man, One Woman and a Raucous Year of Eating. New York: Harmony Books, 2007.
3rd floor TX 360 .C32 B78 2007