Chefs:
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chefscollaborative.org
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Chefs Collaborative works with chefs and the greater food
community to celebrate local foods and foster a more
sustainable food supply.
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Farmer's Markets:
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www.ams.usda.gov
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USDA Farmer's Market Info Page.
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apps.ams.usda.gov
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USDA Farmer's Market Search Page. Find a Farmer's Market
near your home.
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Food Miles:
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www.leopold.iastate.edu
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Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture. Calculating
food miles for a multiple ingredient food product. PDF.
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www.leopold.iastate.edu
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Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture. How far do
your fruits and vegetables travel? PDF.
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pubs.acs.org
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Environmental Science and Technology. "Food-Miles and the
Relative Climate Impacts of Food Choices in the United
States"
Carnegie Mellon University. April 2008.
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www.ethicurean.com
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Ethicurean Blog "Fighting climate change: Food miles vs. food
choices" 23 June 2008.
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Local:
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attra.org
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ATTRA - National Sustainable Agriculture Information
Service. Listings for local food directories and promotional
programs, searchable by state.
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www.glynwood.org
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Glynwood. "Guide to Serving Local Food on Your Menu" A
guide for Chefs and Food Service Professionals on how to
integrate local food into their operations. Provides advice and
insider tips. PDF.
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www.eatwellguide.org
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Eat Well Guide is a free online directory of thousands of
family farms, restaurants, markets and other outlets of
fresh, locally-grown food throughout the United States and
Canada. Visitors simply enter a zip or postal code to find good
food and create free printable booklets
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www.localharvest.org
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Local Harvest, a directory of small farms, farmers markets,
and other local food sources.
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www.newfarm.org
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Rodale Institute. Farm Locator; locate a farm in your area. A
place where farmers and businesses can match-make with
each other. Coming soon, restaurants, retail stores,
institutional buyers and other food businesses interested in
purchasing produce from local farmers.
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www.nutrition.cornell.edu
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Cornell's Northeast Regional Food Guide Fact Sheets
""Seasoning" Your Kitchen" -Eating season appropriate.
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www.foodroutes.org
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FoodRoutes is a national non-profit dedicated to
reintroducing Americans to their food; the seeds it grows
from, the farmers who produce it, and the routes that carry
it from the fields to our tables. Plus, Tools for Action,
including campaign materials for farming advocates and
toolkits.
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Eating Local
Eliminates lengthy transport and middlemen.
Reconnects you to those who grow your food.
Builds commitment to a sustainable way of life and society.
Contributes to the local economy and saves local farmland.
Eating local and fresh guarantees better food quality and nutrition.
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