Original Beat (Locavore) Blog Post

The term Locavore was coined two years ago by a group of four women in San Francisco who proposed that local residents should try to eat only food grown or produced within a 100 mile radius, according to NovaNewsNow.com.

Not only the term, Locavore – named 2007 word of the year by the Oxford American Dictionary – spread virally across the country; the concept, sometimes called Localvore, has become even more popular.

Farmers markets are becoming almost as ubiquitous as Starbucks in many cities. These farmers markets provide city residents fresh produce grown on farmlands located just outside of most cities. Now city residents can access fresh farm products without having to drive out to "the country."

One example of a farmers market is the FRESHFARM Market located on Compromise Street on the Harbor in downtown Annapolis. The market offers fresh fruits and vegetables, mushrooms, baked goods, crab, meats, eggs, cheese, flowers and more from farmers and producers in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

There are also an increasing number of restaurants that have embraced the Locavore concept. As the general public becomes more environmentally conscious, Baltimore restaurants such as the Woodberry Kitchen and Gertrude’s offer customers a place to enjoy delicious, locally grown food.

The largest organic vegetable farm in Maryland, One Straw Farm, is located in White Hall. Drew and Joan Norman have provided locally grown, organic produce since 1985. One Straw Farm is one of the main providers of local vegetables for both the Woodberry Kitchen and Gertrude’s.

Editor's Note: The above post contains "original reporting" collected from various websites. Through no lack of effort, original data and/or quotes were not forthcoming. The above posted "original reporting" shall serve as a substitute for intended "original reporting," hopefully.