‘Eat local' movement catching on nationally

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http://www.mydesert.com/article/20081228/LIFESTYLES02/812280307

‘Eat local' movement catching on nationally

Michelle Locke • Associated Press Writer • December 28, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO — Here's something you might not know about being a locavore, the new-fangled term for the old-school tradition of eating food grown close to home: Coffee is almost always negotiable.

Here's another: The people practicing this new-old (and currently quite hot) trend may surprise you. Suburban moms? Check. Artisanal-cheese sniffing foodies? Double check. And how about denizens of the decidely un-hippie halls of Wal-Mart?

“It's really amazing how it's just exploded,” says Jennifer Maiser, a San Francisco database consultant who was part of a small group credited with coining “locavore,” as part of an “eat local” challenge they mounted three years ago.

Since then, wildly fluctuating transportation costs, food scares and global warming concerns have lent a mainstream patina to eating local. Wal-Mart, the nation's largest grocer, has pledged to source $400 million worth of fruits and vegetables from in-state farmers this year.

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1. A hot trend from mydesert.com?

Sign me up!

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2. Easier to Do in California than Most Places

Eating local in the snowbelt means no fresh veggies or fruit for about 8 months out of the year.