Carnival of the Localists — April 21, 2008

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Welcome to the inaugural edition of carnival of the localists —- April 21, 2008. After filtering out the poker & prom dress spam, it turns out there weren’t too many submissions. But you gotta start somewhere, right? Thanks valereee and Jessica for participating this early on!

valereee presents Call for Recipes: Asparagus posted at Cincinnati Locavore. Asparagus are just coming into season here in SW OH and we’re looking for recipes to use up our harvest and enjoy them while they’re in season! I’ll try (and report on) as many of the recipes as humany possible and link back to the blogs they came from!

Jessica Jones presents Eating Locally? posted at Practical Nourishment. She asks: “Is eating locally a better choice? Is it practical? I certainly think it is beneficial in many ways, but how does it work in real life? Anyone have some ideas?” If you have some ideas head over Jessica’s blog and join the conversation — I’d be interested to learn from others’ experiences as well.

And as for me: Paula presents King Corn right here at Local Preference. This is my review of PBS’s airing of the documentary King Corn. Takeaway points: Industrial, midwest corn is not food; almost no one involved in the industrial food system is happy with it.

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of carnival of the localists using our carnival submission form Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

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Consumers around the world are making a shift to locally-sourced purchasing out of a desire for environmental sustainability, community self-reliance and meaningful economic relationships. Local foods, locally-made goods, local banking and investing — even local energy production — are quickly becoming their preferred alternative to a globalized economy.

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June 2008: 07 | Wealth, capital flows, and corporate evil; 04 | Carnival of the Localists: next edition June 16; 01 | Carnival of the Localists — June 2, 2008
May 2008: 27 | Local foods at the convenience store, and a franchise model to boot; 24 | Contango = ‘Holy shit, we’ve run out of planet!’; 20 | Infrastructure issues in Vermont; 18 | Carnival of the Localists — May 19, 2008; 17 | Big brand, local sourcing; 15 | 'Lefty fad?' 3 reasons why 'buy local' is a conservative issue; 05 | Carnival of the Localists — May 5, 2008; 04 | Slate takes on local currencies
April 2008: 30 | Blog debate: Barnes & Noble vs. local booksellers; 26 | Carnival of the Localists next edition: May 5; 24 | The consequences of globalization; 21 | Carnival of the Localists — April 21, 2008; 20 | Local micro-fabrication: MIT's Fab Labs; 18 | More on local infrastructure rebuilding; 17 | Reminder: Carnival of the Localists submissions due tomorrow; 17 | King Corn; 15 | National Animal Identification System threatens viability of small, local farms; 14 | Article by yours truly @ StartupNation; 11 | 'Food miles' is about peak oil, not carbon emissions; 11 | When 'buy local' doesn't work; 09 | Certified poultry processing goes mobile in Vermont; 07 | Colonialism on exhibit: Tesco's 'air freighted' labeling conundrum; 07 | Map: Subprime loan conditions across the US; 05 | Carnival of the Localists: inaugural edition to publish 04.21.08; 05 | Join the Carnival of the Localists; 04 | Correlation? ADP's job numbers & buy local campaigns; 03 | Love it! The Cockaponsett Energy Cooperative; 02 | More 'food miles' controversy; 02 | Map: Farm delivery routes near Providence for business customers; 02 | A brief introduction