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HOME GROWN!

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HOME GROWN!
Swap Coordinator:LadyT (contact)
Swap categories: Food 
Number of people in swap:6
Location:Regional - USA
Type:None
Last day to signup/drop:January 15, 2009
Date items must be sent by:January 31, 2009
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

Celebrate good food, diverse cuisine, and your local food heritage and community.

This is USA only - no internationals.

You'll have ONE (1) partner to send at least one (1) food item that is grown/made in the state you live in.

Feel free to include information about the item(s) and why you chose it/them.

Be sure to check your partner's page to make sure you steer clear of dislikes and allergies.

RULES (even though I hate them) Rating of 4.8 or better, with NO no sends in the past six months. Go ahead and message me if you’ve been rated unfairly at any point or have a good reason for your lower rating or the no sends, and we’ll talk. I’m certainly open to listening - as I understand LIFE HAPPENS!

Newbies allowed, but with filled out profiles please by the time you are signing up.

Communication is key. If you’re going to be late with the swap, let your partner know. If your partner tells you he/she is going to be late, and keeps up the communication, give him/her a break. Sometimes things come up that just can’t be helped. Life happens!

I reserve the right to ban anyone that I think might be a problem. This means people that I've noticed have a history of rating unfairly, nastiness, etc. I believe in playing nice & fairly.

ENJOY, Have FUN - after-all, this is a HOBBY . . hobbies are supposed to bring you joy & happiness!!!!!!!!

Discussion

LadyT 01/15/2009 #

Everyone, everywhere depends increasingly on long-distance food. Encouraged by food processing innovations, cheap oil, and subsidies, since 1961 the value of global trade in food has tripled and the tonnage of food shipped between nations has grown fourfold, while population has only doubled. In the United States, food typically travels between 1,500 and 2,500 miles from farm to plate, as much as 25 percent farther than in 1980.

For some, the long-distance food system offers unparalleled choice. But it often runs roughshod over local cuisines, varieties, and agriculture, while consuming staggering amounts of fuel, generating greenhouse gases, eroding the pleasures of face-to-face interactions around food, and compromising food security. Fortunately, the long-distance food habit is beginning to weaken under the influence of a young, but surging, local foods movement. From peanut butter makers in Zimbabwe to pork producers in Germany and rooftop gardeners in Vancouver, entrepreneurial farmers, start-up food businesses, restaurants, supermarkets, and concerned consumers are propelling a revolution that can help restore rural areas, enrich poor nations, and return fresh, delicious and wholesome food to cities.

Download a 45-page booklet called HOMEGROWN here: http://www.worldwatch.org/system/files/EWP163.pdf

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