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Locavore - What is a Locavore?

A locavore is someone who strives to eat food grown and produced locally. Oftentimes locavores choose to eat food grown or produced within a certain radius (50, 100, 150 miles). The New Oxford American Dictionary chose locavore, a person who seeks out locally produced food, as its word of the year 2007. Locavores are an integral part of the local food mov... Read Moreement. At Locallectual, we recognize that many locavores are taking their local foods lifestyle to the next level. Many locavores are seeking out not only locally produced foods, but are also searching for other consumer goods made locally and domestically. These “Locallectuals” seek to live a locally-supported lifestyle in all aspects of life.

What is iLocavore?

iLocavore is the Locallectual website’s mobile application. iLocavore is a tool for locavores and “shop local, buy local” enthusiasts. iLocavore is an application that brings you information from the Locallectual.com database. Use it today to follow the Locallectual blog, the automatic upgrades will assist you in your mission to live a locally supported lifestyle by allowing you to find local producers, independent retailers featuring local and domestic goods, and restaurants featuring local foods all based on your current location.

What Can I Do with iLocavore? You can find goods made close to you!

iLocavore will be your mobile tool for finding locally grown foods and locally made products at home and on the road. Never get stuck shopping at the big box stores or the giant chain restaurants again. You will always be able to find the independent retailer, the farmers’ market, the restaurant that supports local farms. Really experience the local scene when you travel, and easily support your local economy, local farmers, artisan producers, and independent retailers while at home.

What is a Locallectual?

A Locallectual is someone who strives to live a locally-supported lifestyle. Locallectual.com is a web-based tool for consumers interested in eating locally, shopping locally, and buying locally. It is designed to assist consumers in their quest for locally grown foods and locally and domestically made goods. Consumers can search the Locallectual database for products made nearby, retailers featuring local and domestic products, and eateries featuring local foods. Find a CSA, farmers’ market, or independent grocer selling local foods in your area. Discover independent boutiques and shops in your area that feature local and domestically made products. Locate the restaurants in your area that partners with local farms and producers. Locallectual also serves local growers and producers by functioning as a free promotional tool for these companies. Add your company to the Locallectual database and you will make it easier for locavores and Locallectuals to locate your business and products. Locallectual currently covers the US and Canada.

Why Be a Locavore or Locallectual? To better the world and lower your carbon footprint!

There are many different reasons why people choose to live a locavore or Locallectual lifestyle. Concerns about food miles traveled and the associated increase in carbon footprint is a big one. Obviously, freshness of locally sourced food is a big plus. Support of family farms is key to preservation of rural culture. Your support of local producers, craftsmen, independent retailers and eateries stimulates your local and regional economy while putting money back into the infrastructure of your area. Concern with human rights issues prevalent in many countries that production is often outsourced to prompts many to seek out domestically and locally made goods.

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Category:: Lifestyle
Release Date:: Jan 21, 2009
Homepage:: http://www.locallectua...
Publisher:: Oh My Brain, inc
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10 iPhone Apps to Save the Planet

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:12:09 UTC +00:00

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I don’t know if you guys are aware of it but today is Blog Action Day, an annual event that unites the world’s bloggers in posting about the same issue on the same day. The goal is to raise awareness and trigger a global discussion about important issues. This year’s topic is climate change so we selected a few applications that will help you lower your environmental impact on our planet. iLocavore (download for free) will be your mobile tool for finding locally grown foods and locally made products at home and on the road. Never get stuck shopping at the big box stores or the giant chain restaurants again. You will always be able to find the independent retailer, the farmers’ market, the restaurant that supports local farms. Really experience the local scene when you travel, and easily support your local economy, local farmers, artisan producers, and independent retailers while Read More

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a decent start, but needs some work

Little Pilgrim

Version: 1.2.0

I admire the effort. Lord knows we need more of these types of programs, but it needs to make some more user friendly adjustments. First off, I live in NY city...so it is rather useless to get listings from Washington State. iLocavore should allow you to narrow searches by distance. I do suppose it is a helpful tool to find online shopping opportunities, but can't one just do that on the internet? It is also lacking in many listings. New York City has scores of farmers markets, but iLocavore only lists 6 of them, and the largest of the NYC farmers markets isn't even listed among the 6. iLocavore could really benefit by allowing users to submit locations, give feedback about locations (to weed out the wannabees), etc.

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pleomorphic

Version: 1.2.0

I got this app hoping to see lots of local goods, farmer's markets and CSAs so I can "shop local, buy local" like the blurb for the app says. No such luck. I know that there are farmer's markets in our area (Puget Sound) and there has got to be many locally owned shops and businesses but what I got was a comprehensive (looking) listing of events, shops, markets and information for communities thousands of miles away. What good is a farm in New Jersey to me if I want to buy local? Yes, it did list some businesses but as many as it should have. Users would be much better served with an optional function to expand searches outside their geographical area if they wish rather than the whole list of places that are the polar opposite of local. Great concept, very poorly executed.