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Localvores are committed to eating foods grown within their local foodshed.

This localvore discussion list is a place for mutual support and for sharing information that will help us find, use and promote foods grown within our northern New England region. It is a place to share sources of hard-to-find local foods, recipes, tips on kitchen gardening and putting foods by; links to outstanding web sites, articles and books; info on locally-grown food events. It is also a place to ask questions relevant to our local food supply.

While support for local farmers is a major impetus for this list, the discussion is meant to focus on the consumer's increased use of locally-grown foods not the farmer's methods for increasing yield, nor the seller's interest in increased sales. It is also not a place for general environmental activism, however relevant that may be - it is specifically a place for interested consumers to share information and promote locally-grown food.

Basic localvore information can be found on this VitalCommunities page at www.vitalcommunities.org/Agriculture/localvore/localvorehome.htm .

See www.UVlocalvore.com for information on Upper Valley Localvores - who we are, rationale, recipes, articles, links, etc.

For information on starting a localvore group and related links see this Vermont Earth Institute page at www.vtearthinstitute.org/UV%20localvores%20project.html .

This public discussion list is supplied as a community service by ValleyNet - learn more about ValleyNet at the ValleyNet homepage at www.valley.net .

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Because this list is set up for the convenience of the community, occasional business announcements will be tolerated as long as they are related to the discussion list topic. In no case should any business (small or large) use the discussion list for ongoing business promotion, and doing so will result in a warning and the possibility of having posting privileges revoked.

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