Chicago Locavores

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About Chicago Locavores

This is the Flickr photo group for the Chicago Locavores Group, located at:

www.chicagolocavores.com

Please post pictures you have taken at local food events, farmer's markets, restaurants featuring local food, meals you have cooked featuring local food, etc. Additionally, if you are a restaurant or creator of local food please feel free to post your wares!

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"Local food (also regional food or food patriotism) or the local food movement is a 'collaborative effort to build more locally based, self-reliant food economies - one in which sustainable food production, processing, distribution and consumption is integrated to enhance the economic, environmental and social health of a particular place' and is considered to be a part of the broader sustainability movement. It is part of the concept of local purchasing and local economies, a preference to buy locally produced goods and services. One who prefers to eat locally grown/produced food sometimes calls oneself a 'localvore' or locavore."

(above from Wikipedia)

This group is for Chicagoans dedicated to seeking out local, sustainably grown food with an emphasis on organic and biodynamic practices whenever possible. Discussion topics include but are not limited to:

- local CSA programs
- local produce and meat delivery options
- restaurants, stores, and markets that feature local food
- suggested reading and viewing materials
- concepts of organics, sustainability, and biodynamics
- nutrition
- seasonal recipes
- local events on slow food and other locavore delights
- information on growing your own food
- heirloom vegetables and heritage animal varieties

http://www.chicagolocavores.com