Ebook: Eat local for less: the ultimate guide to opting out of our broken industrial food system

A suburban family goes local : how we broke our link in the industrial food chain -- Feeding your worldview : how to use this book -- What is local food? : and what is so darn great about it? -- How did we come to prefer a Twinkie over a tomato? : a brief history of human eating -- It's only natural : how to speak the language of local food -- Local vs. industrial : a side-by-side comparison -- Hunting and gathering : finding sources of local food -- It can be done : how to make local, organic, and sustainable food cost less than supermarket food -- What to do with it when you get it home : getting acquainted with your kitchen -- Four seasons of eating locally : or, Why it's weird to eat a tomato in January -- Growing your own : you can't get more local than this -- Adjusting your lifestyle : changes to your time, taste buds, wallet, and waistline -- Fostering connections : how local food supports families and communities -- Closing loops : a local food lifestyle makes more efficient use of natural resources -- Dinner for ten billion : how local food supports an equitable food economy -- Defending local food : how to respond to your critics.;Featuring down-to-earth advice on finding, buying, growing, and preparing great food from local sources, this important resource shows readers how to bring what's on their plates in line with what's in their hearts. For anyone concerned about animal welfare, economic fair play, family cohesion, community wellbeing, or the impact of human activity on the environment, the book is a compendium of practical know-how, showcasing another whole food system that has been quietly producing delicious foods in ways that don't wreck any ecosystems but actually improve some of them. These are the foods lovingly produced by small-scale farmers and family-run cottage businesses, not corporations. They're made in small quantities close to the community by people who cherish their land and work hard to keep it healthy. Millions more Americans would love to eat this bounty, but many worry that eating fresh, local food is too difficult or expensive. Here, readers will discover how to: buy a tomato that actually tastes like a tomato instead of insipid mush; navigate CSAs, farmer's markets, buyer's clubs, co-ops, and more; fit cooking into a jam-packed modern lifestyle; get kids to eat their vegetables{u2014}and love them; and do it all for even less than they're paying now for industrial food. The results will help them derive more pleasure from meals, enjoy better health, experience a deeper connection with nature, nurture a robust local economy, and support a fairer world{u2014}simply by sitting down to a deliberately chosen, lovingly prepared meal.