Food
Why Eat Local Food?
Did you know, when the average North American sits down to eat, each ingredient has typically traveled at least 1,500 miles from farm to plate? A benefit of eating locally is helping the local economy by supporting farmers in your area. Farmers on average receive only 20 cents of each food dollar spent, the rest going for transportation, processing, packaging, refrigeration and marketing. Farmers who sell food to local customers receive the full food price. Buying local food also eliminates the burning of gas needed to transport food a long distance. Browse the following information and links to learn how to support a local farmer, reduce your carbon footprint, and gain knowledge on where your food comes from!
Video: Farmer Aims to Correct the Food System
Nov. 2: NBC’s Tom Brokaw travels to the western slope of the Rockies to meet a young farmer who is dedicated to changing the way we eat.
Video: Urban Farming’s Edible Walls
Find out how people living in inner cities across America are growing their own food.
Video: The Food Project: Cultivating Leadership
Teens from different backgrounds work together to cultivate a sustainable food system.
Video: Savoring, and Saving, Our Endangered Foods
Learn about the slow-food movement and how to support biodiversity in the food you eat everyday.
Video: Planting Seeds: How to Get Kids Gardening
Learn how adults across America are working together to encourage children’s interaction with their surrounding environment.
Video: Maverick Farms: The New Face of American Farming
Meet a young, second-generation farmer who is working to create a more sustainable food system by selling her produce through Community Supported Agriculture (CSA).
Where can I find local food in my area?
Eat Wild- A Site for Finding Grass-Fed Food in Your Area
Local Harvest- A Site for finding local food in your area
Rochester Downtown Farmer’s Market (Includes a Winter Market)