Gonna Give Local A Try!

Wynne Everett, Southtown Star city editor and mango enthusiast, is going to give local a try. Wynne interviewed our very own Diane Hatz for some advice in this article about her introduction to local eating and her willingness to head down to the farmers market. She has heard from locavore proponents that she will be a “healthier, happier and a more environmentally friendly food consumer” and if it goes well, she’s even willing to extend it into the fall and winter. Follow Wynne’s adventures in locavorism on her blog.

A few good reasons for eating local:

• Local produce is fresher, and fresher food tastes better.
• It takes less fuel to get local food to my plate, thereby helping the environment.
• Buying locally produced food helps our local economy.

As a mango enthusiast, Wynne was a bit worried, but Diane assured her, “You’ll find foods you never knew about before.”