These days, nearly everyone wants to eat green and local, but tight schedules and even tighter budgets can make it seem like an unattainable goal. The Locavore's Handbook: The Busy Person's Guide to Eating Local on a Budget is here to help, as author Leda Meredith guides readers to incorporate locally grown foods into their own meals with practical, down-to-earth advice.
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Expanding on 2008's Botany, Ballet and Dinner from Scratch, which chronicled a year of eating nothing that wasn't produced within 250 miles of her Brooklyn home, locavore and urban gardener Meredith presents a practical guide best suited to conscientious foodies in the New York City area. Though much will be familiar to locavores and devotees of Michael Pollan--including the benefits of seasonal eating and the problems of conventional farming methods--Meredith sums up the issues well. Tips on sourcing (particularly from Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) groups), community and urban gardening, and composting provide concrete, succinct steps toward greener food consumption. Meredith also provides thorough tips for getting the most out of farmer's market purchases, including standard meats and produce as well as less familiar foods like fiddlehead ferns and currants; she also provides instructions and steps for preserving a summer bounty and the dos and don'ts of foraging. Though she closes with a list of web references for any zip code, Meredith's more specific tips-and there are many-are largely confined to New York.
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The essential guide for anyone with limited time, cash, and space who wants to incorporate locally grown foods into their lifestyle
“For most of us, it is not at all straightforward how to restore locavore ethics into our diets and our lives. With this book, Leda Meredith shows us where to start.”
—from the Foreword by Sandor Ellix Katz,
author of Wild Fermentation and The Revolution Will Not Be Microwaved
—from the Foreword by Sandor Ellix Katz,
author of Wild Fermentation and The Revolution Will Not Be Microwaved
These days, more people than ever want to eat green and local, but tight schedules and even tighter budgets can make this seem like an unattainable goal. The Locavore’s Handbook is here to help!
Leda Meredith offers practical, down-to-earth advice as she guides foodies, home cooks, and anyone else interested in the locavore movement through the process of incorporating locally grown foods into meals. Drawing from her own locavore experience, she discusses budgeting; sourcing, growing, and preserving food; shopping efficiently; and supporting local merchants and planet Earth. Everyone, including time-pressed, cash-strapped urbanites with mini-refrigerators and zero storage space, will find inspiration and a host of helpful ideas.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you think that you can't eat local because you don't live on a homestead, can't afford it, or don't have time to cook, this book is for you! The Locavore's Handbook: The Busy Person's Guide to Eating Local on a Budget is an easy, encouraging read that's great for anyone who is just starting down their eating local journey.
For once, a book that actually delivers what it promises! If you ever read Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingslover and thought "that's nice, but that would never work for me," this book is for you. What I especially love is that while she covers a lot of ground, she never makes you feel bad for not "doing enough." If you've read enough blogs and local eating websites you know what I'm talking about. In fact she ends each chapter with "If you do just one thing . . . " a section that gives one tip you can implement no matter where you are.
Not just for newbies, as I learned a few things and I feel like I've been at this for awhile. For example she gives a great overview of things you can forage (fiddleheads, for example) and some great recipes (dandelion coffee, nasty bits). And gives handy charts such as what to plant when and how to organize your refrigerator.
It's well organized and will be on my reference shelf for quite some time.
For once, a book that actually delivers what it promises! If you ever read Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingslover and thought "that's nice, but that would never work for me," this book is for you. What I especially love is that while she covers a lot of ground, she never makes you feel bad for not "doing enough." If you've read enough blogs and local eating websites you know what I'm talking about. In fact she ends each chapter with "If you do just one thing . . . " a section that gives one tip you can implement no matter where you are.
Not just for newbies, as I learned a few things and I feel like I've been at this for awhile. For example she gives a great overview of things you can forage (fiddleheads, for example) and some great recipes (dandelion coffee, nasty bits). And gives handy charts such as what to plant when and how to organize your refrigerator.
It's well organized and will be on my reference shelf for quite some time.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By DH
Format:Paperback
Leda Meredith has learned by experience how to eat locally, and how to do it as efficiently and easily as possible. Her argument about the value of eating foods in season was particularly interesting to me -- I've gotten used to eating whatever I want whenever I want it, but there is something really compelling about connecting to what the earth wants to offer in a more intimate way. A great book.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By P. van Noort
Format:Paperback
As the awareness around local food is expanding this book arrives at the right time. And not only that, for those of us wanting to eat healthy, well and with consciousness on a reasonable budget this is the book to read! The author writes with great humor and from her personal urban experiences which show her understanding of and compassion for the challenges of trying to change our ways in these already way too busy and demanding times. A real gem if you want to move to the next level of awareness and action in living a sustainable lifestyle...
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
A MUST READ FOR LOCAVORES (particularly those of us in New York City)
I think I bought this book by accident - I was looking for books by Wildman Steve Brill, and books on foraging in New York City. Read more
Published 26 days ago by Prettysmartideas
5.0 out of 5 stars
great
great book. came quickly and leda's book is perfect for anyone looking for an intro to eating locally, esp in nyc
Published 5 months ago by joktl
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome book on local eating
This is a wealth of locavore information, especially for the new gardeners or the "eating heathy cooks". Read more
Published on September 5, 2010 by Margaret Kirker
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hands on, essential advice
This is an essential read for anyone who is interested in the locavore movement -- whether you're a novice or hard core. Read more
Published on May 25, 2010 by NYC fan
4.0 out of 5 stars
Getting green!
This book has a wealth of information. I am trying to play by the rules and this book will be very helpful. Read more
Published on May 14, 2010 by Gail Siderio
5.0 out of 5 stars
A welcome and highly recommended addition to personal and community...
A 'locavore' is someone who prefers to eat locally grown, locally sold foods. Leda Meredith is a dedicated practitioner of the locavore lifestyle and has drawn upon her... Read more
Published on May 9, 2010 by Midwest Book Review
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