FOOD HOLIDAY: National Eat Local Day

[1] One way to eat more local food is to join a CSA (photo © With Love LA). [2] Another way to buy local produce, baked goods, cheeses, jams, meats and more is to shop at farmers markets. Here’s how to find a farmers market near you (photo © Prince William County | Virginia). [3]…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Create A Spring Dinner

A few days ago, our wine collectors group had its scheduled team spring dinner, an annual event that celebrates the emergence of spring fruits and vegetables. Problem is, nature isn’t cooperating. We’re still waiting for some of our favorite spring produce to show up in stores in the chilly Northeast. Even though some of them…
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TIP OF THE DAY: 6 Reasons To Go Local (Become A Locavore)

With the bounty of summer produce, there’s no better time to become a locavore. If you don’t like the word “locavore,” you can just “go local.” The “go local” trend has been growing over the past five years. The definition: seeking food produced under 100 miles from where you live. There are good reasons to…
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NEWS: Locapour Joins Locavore

You may be a locavore, but are you a locapour? When in Texas, drink Texas wine (photo © Texas Department Of Agriculture).   According to the Washington Post, the “drink local” movement is on its way to joining the locavore “eat local foods” movement. Californians have it easy with many thousands of local wines, that…
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