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The Lexicon of Sustainability
Local
Season 1
Episode 2
As consumers take increased responsibility for what they eat, many choose to become locavores, favoring foods grown or produced in their communities. By voting local with their pocketbooks when they go to the supermarket, these consumers keep money in local economies while supporting and strengthening local food systems. They also decrease their “food miles” and their carbon footprint.
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See how unconventional farmers are working with nature, not against it.
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What if you could buy fresh fruit and vegetables each week, grown by a local farmer?
2:46
Economies of community help people connect, build and rebuild local food systems.
3:01
Learn the difference between whole wheat and white and meet the people preserving grains.
4:19
Learn how people are rescuing "ugly" food by composting, redistributing and eating wisely.
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What’s more important, that your food is organic or you know who and where it comes from?
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True cost accounting helps consumers understand the real cost of the food they buy.
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Learn the real story behind such terms as cage free, free range, and pasture raised.
