Resist social pressure: Don't let vegetarian environmentalists shame you for eating meat.Science is on your side. Healthier meat also makes for a healthier local environment, which can over time ...

What’s up my Eaters! I hope your holiday weekends went off without a hitch and that family, friends, and fellowship were ...

Local meat is generally more carbon intensive than plant-based food shipped around the world. When it comes to transport, it’s not just the distance that matters, but the mode of transport .

With all of that being said, eating local food can be beneficial in ways unrelated to carbon emissions (and if it helps you eat more plants, it’s good for that too).

It seems as if everyone is talking about eating food grown locally these days. The number of farmers markets in the U.S. increased 54 percent between 2008 and 2011, according to the U.S ...

That the phrase eating local is even in our lexicon is a statement about modern food. Eating local was the historical norm, the delights of Silk Road trade or the Greek amphora notwithstanding ...

FOOD CONSCIOUS / Eating locally for less / Sticking to a budget and nearby food sources proves a challenge for some, a cinch for others. By Carol Ness, Chronicle Staff Writer April 18, 2007.

Eating local food is one thing, but eating local food with the locals? That's where the true magic happens. It's not just about the food you're eating.

WBUR's Andrea Shea volunteered to go without coffee and countless other edibles sourced from far away as part of a week-long experiment in eating a 100% local diet.

Every June, hundreds of New Orleanians participate in the Eat Local Challenge which "spreads the gospel of local foods," writes Susan Langenhennig. More and more, it's easy to find foods year ...