The locavore movement—in which people eat food produced near their home to reduce their carbon footprint—is getting more and more popular. Here are some ways you can do more to eat locally:
Take time to eat more. You’ll end up eating more local foods just from increased odds
For those of you living in the Southwest, remember that grilled lizard can really add some nice texture to sand-based dishes
Broccoli eaters should consider moving to California’s Salinas Valley, where the bulk of the crop is grown in the U.S. Naturally, this would put further strain on the state’s water supply and cause overcrowding, but at least you’d get some broccoli
At the supermarket, haughtily inquire of the 16-year-old kid loading bottles of milk into the dairy case if that milk comes from a local source; keep at him if he hesitates
You like to talk big, so prove it. Raise and kill your own turkey for Thanksgiving. Go on, do it
Lucky Northfield, IL residents are in for a treat: They live practically next door to Kraft Foods headquarters, which means they can have all the Stove Top stuffing they want with no guilt
Try a rooftop garden to provide you with basics like chives, oregano, or pigeons
Tie one end of a 100-mile rope to your house and the other end to your waist to ensure that you only eat within that radius
When visiting a farmers market, make sure to bring along a sharpened pocketknife to inspect the merchandise. You can only gauge whether you’re getting the freshest produce by annoying the shit out of vendors
Eat whatever the hell you want and just tell people you’re eating locally
