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In photos: Students embrace local food
Universities are ground zero of the locavore movement
In photos: Students embrace local food
Universities are ground zero of the locavore movement
The farm on top of the city
A new crop of urban farming businesses aims to feed locavores, save the planet—and turn a decent profit
Thinking local, acting loco?
When a farmer’s market went ‘100 mile,’ vendors of Lebanese pita and Asian fruit saw the dark side of a trend
A tale of two supermarkets
Galen Weston Jr.’s Loblaw should take a lesson from a Metro Plus in Magog, Que.
Farmers’ markets are SO stressful
In principle I love the idea of fresh local produce, but . . . get your hands off my peas!
Farmers’ markets for seed savers
The latest chapter in the local-foods craze is a grassroots protest against seed ownership
Delivery services are good for the Environment
A new study says it may be more environmentally friendly to get your food delivered rather than driving to the local farmer’s market. Published in the journal Food Policy, it compares the carbon emissions from a delivery service versus driving to the market yourself. Researchers from the University of Exeter say a delivery service cuts down on emissions because they deliver to multiple addresses all in one trip.