Monday, September 15, 2008

Locally Grown


Buying Australian made and Australian owned is not so distant from being a locavore. The benefits explained by Mark Bittman, in Whats wrong with what we eat?

The “locavore” movement encourages consumers to buy from farmers’ markets or even to grow or pick their own food, arguing that fresh, local products are more nutritious and taste better. Locavores also shun supermarket offerings as an environmentally friendly measure, since shipping food over long distances often requires more fuel for transportation.

Oxford Word of The Year

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