Locavore

by Sarah Elton

Book Overview

Strawberries in January, fresh tomatoes year-round and New Zealand lamb at all times -- these well-travelled foods have a carbon footprint the size of an SUV. But there is a burgeoning local food... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1554684196
• ISBN13: 9781554684199
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Eye opening

Locavore is a very personable look at a different way to approach our relationship with food. While choosing sustainable, local food may seem like a challenge, Sarah Elton breaks it down and makes it approachable. Supporting those who support this paradigm is not as difficult as some would make it out to be. We can all make more deliberate choices about what we eat and where it comes from, without sacrificing what we love or existing on nothing but potatoes and squash during the winter months.