locavore
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- noun
- /ˈloʊkəˌvɔr/
- As a dedicated locavore, she only purchases vegetables from local farmers' markets.
- locavore movement
- locavore restaurant
- locavore food
Examples
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He identifies as a locavore because he believes in supporting local agriculture.
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Hog Island Oyster Company is every locavore's dream.
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There was hardly a locavore movement to drive people to eat and drink regional products.
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I can imagine the locavore trend leading to communities passing laws that do affect trade with each other.
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Strengthen your home communities and practice being more of a locavore.
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The popularity of community gardening began with the "locavore" movement's claim that we should eat only what is grown within a few miles of where we live.
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With the rise of the urban locavore movement, though, poultry are becoming commonplace in cities all over the country.
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They were seasonal locavores, eating what was available and moving around to find it.
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A new crop of urban farming businesses aims to feed locavores, save the planet, and turn a decent profit.
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She's a locavore, someone who chooses foods grown or products made as locally as possible.
Blog text (23)
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Locavore comes from local ('nearby') and -vore, from Latin vorare ('to eat'); you see -vore in words like herbivore and carnivore. So a locavore is someone who 'eats local' food and prefers food grown or made nearby.