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Loco for local.(health food usage)(Editorial)
Our interview with acclaimed vegetarian chef and cookbook author Deborah Madison (p. 48) touches on one of the hottest--and many would say most important--trends in the food world: eating more locally grown food. There's simply no denying that food purchased from local farms tastes fresher. As Madison puts it, "This is food that's alive and full of flavor." The first time I tasted eggs from a farm close to my house, I was astonished at how different they tasted--in a good way. They were unlike any eggs I'd ever had.
As you may have noticed recently, there has been a deluge of "local" in everything from books and magazine articles to a PBS special on the topic. One book that I find especially helpful is Eat Where You Live by Lou Bendrick. This light and entertaining read provides valuable suggestions for integrating more locally grown food into your life.
"By eating a bit more locally, I spend less money on packaged foods and impulse items, and gravitate toward simpler, seasonal recipes," says Bendrick. Food that hasn't been trucked long distances also saves the environment by reducing air pollution and the burning of fossil fuels, she says. How can you start eating where you live? Bendrick offers a few tips:
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