locavore

[ loh-kuh-vawr, ‑-vohr ]

noun

1. a person who makes an effort to eat food that is grown, raised, or produced locally, usually within 100 miles of home.

Word History and Origins

Origin of locavore¹

loca(l) + -vore, on the model of carnivore, herbivore; coined in 2005 by Jessica Prentice (born 1968), American chef, author, and cofounder of Three Stone Hearth, a community-supported kitchen in Berkeley, California

Example Sentences

Paine says the tiny, rural state “is among the world leaders of locavore cuisine” with its high density of vibrant farmers markets.

From Popular-Science

These are the standard selling points of the craft-distilling movement, with its locavore lingo, terroir talk, and handmade hype.

From The Daily Beast

The international consultant should make way for the imperial locavore.

From The Daily Beast

Food critic Todd Kliman exposes the ridiculous double standard of the locavore movement and how they ignore great American wines.

From The Daily Beast

Why is it that locavore restaurants serve food from the next farm over, but wine from France?

From The Daily Beast