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"The Winter Locavore: Four Corners Grows Into a Four Season Food Source"

Submitted by redhat707 on Sun, 01/31/2010 - 16:20

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by Amy Donahue, Durango Telegraph
January 21, 2010

Imagine a cupboard packed with neatly labeled jars of beans, pickles, jam and chutney; a freezer full of locally raised beef, lamb, turkey and raspberries; a root cellar stuffed with potatoes, onions and pumpkins. This is the image of abundance, of food sustainability, of the future of the local food movement as it expands to envelop the winter months.

The Durango local food movement has grown exponentially in the last several years, a self-fulfilling cycle of more fervent demand and an increasingly diverse supply... [Read Full Article]

Also see: Locomotives and Locavores

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