Lots of us are buying local these days, purchasing food from nearby farms and shopping in town rather than heading out to the mall. There seems to be a gut-level sense that buying from …
Month: September 2011
A Green (silver) lining?
The latter part of 2008 marked the beginning of the economic downturn. But was it also the dawn of something more positive? There's growing evidence to suggest that just as the economy was cooling, demand for all things green-sustainable-and-local was heating up, taking a trend long …

Fresh food
One manifestation of localism that clearly has taken off in the past few years is "locavorism." The local food movement seems to be flourishing wherever there are affluent, discerning consumers, adventurous chefs and an ample supply of …

Green. Sustainable. Local.
These words are in danger of overuse (ok, maybe past the danger point). We know what each one means, references, infers. But what if the meaning and intent of all three words were combined? …