Green Pages September 2009

LOCO-WHAT???

 

“LOCOVORE:”  One who prefers to eat locally grown and/or produced food to promote local, sustainable agriculture.  Locovores try to buy as much food as possible this is produced within a 100-mile radius of their home.

 

GREEN TIPS:

 

Farmers Markets and Roadside Stands Convenient to TOCC :  (Some operate year round!)

 

Montgomery Farm Women's Co-op Market

Wisconsin Ave @ Willow Lane, Bethesda MD

Wed. and Sat., 7-3, year-round

 

Bethesda Central Farm Market – 2 stands:

            1) Elm St. between Woodmont and Wisconsin

            Sun. 9-1

 

            2) Bethesda Lane

            Thurs. 3-7

 

Norman’s Farm Markets – 2 stands:

1) Jones Mill Rd. and East/West HWY

Daily May-Nov., 8-dark

 

2) At entrance to Westland Middle School, @ Massachusetts Ave close to Little Falls Pkwy.

Daily June-Labor Day, weekends in Oct., 8:30-7:00

 

Bethesda Farm Market:

Veteran’s Park @ corner of Woodmont and Norfolk Ave.

Tues. and Sat. May-Oct., 10-2:30

  

GREENSOURCES:

 

From PBS -- “10 STEPS TO BECOMING A LOCOVORE”:  http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/344/locavore.html 

 

Washington Post guide to local farmer’s markets (Mont. Co.), including days/hours:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/metro/usersguides/montgomery/FmrMkt.html

 

Find farmers markets, grocery stores, restaurants, “community supported agriculture organizations” (CSAs), and all things associated with supporting sustainable farming at Local Harvest: 

http://www.localharvest.org/  (search by zip code)

  

Live a “locally supported lifestyle” with LOCALLECTUAL, a search engine for finding local retailers, products, and eateries: http://www.locallectual.com/?gclid=CPTv74PDwZwCFQtN5QodKyizmw

 

There’s an AP for that!    Search LOCOVORE on www.itunes.com  for an application that locates where you are, tells you what fruits and vegetables are in season, and where to find markets that sell them!

 

Locovore blogs sponsored by NPR’s “The Splendid Table” tell the truth about being a locovore, including ideas, recipes, and challenges.   Link for the Eastern region: http://www.publicradio.org/columns/splendidtable/locavore_nation_east/

 

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