Eat Local: Table of Contents

Part I: Introduction

1. Introduction to Eating Local   7
2. Our Runaway Food System   11
3. Why Eat Local?   16
4. Concerns & Challenges   22
5. Getting Started in Eating Local   28
6. Organic and Sustainable   32
7. Seasonal Eating   35
8. First Steps: Healthy Eating & Cooking   39
9. For the Children (and Ourselves) 44

Part II: Eat Local: Finding Local Food

10. The Grocery Store Challenge   50
11. How to Pick Produce   56
12. Questions to Ask Your Produce Manager 62
13. Farmers Markets   65
14. CSAs   70
15. Farm Stands/Local Farms   74
16. Google/Internet   78
17. Co-ops and Natural Food Stores 80
18. Newspapers and Magazines   82
19. Buying Clubs   84
20. Other Places to Purchase Local Food   86
21. Restaurants      89
22. Pick Your Own (U-Pick)   93
23. Questions to Ask the Farmer   95
24. Grow Your Own      99
25. Foraging         102

Part III: Saving Money With Local Food

26. Saving Money with Local Food: Introduction   107
27. Planning         110
28. Food Budget   115
29. Saving Money with Farmers 119
30. Farmers’ Market Money Saving Tips    124
31. Food Preservation Techniques   129

Part IV: Eat Well

32. Enjoy!      135
33. Cooking Tips      137
34. Slow Food      141
35. Organic         145
36. Sustainable      148
37. Animal Options   152
38. The Plant-Based Diet   157

Part IV: Join The Local Food Movement

39. Investing in Our Children   162
40. Join a Local Food Group   165
41. School Gardens      167
42. Farm to School Programs   169
43. Helping the Hungry   171
44. Community Gardens   173
45 Food Policy Councils   175

Part V: Appendices

Glossary   177
Resources      181
Publisher’s Page      185
Author’s Page      186
Notes      187