"Locavore" is a term that was coined in 2005 by a group of four women in San Francisco, who proposed that local residents should try to eat only food grown or produced within a 100-mile radius. "Locavore" has become such a buzz word, that the New Oxford American Dictionary (the trendy alternative to the traditional Oxford English Dictionary) recently jumped on the "loca"-motive, announcing that it would be the 2007 word of the year.
So what does being a locavore entail? The movement encourages consumers to buy from farmers' markets or even grow or pick their own food, and to avoid supermarkets, since shipping food over long distances often requires more fuel for transportation. Eating locally is not just about taste or nutritional content; it is ultimately about trying to make...