Tuesday, November 17, 2009

My Dogs Teats Are Swollen

Think Global, Act Local

Locavore trend of creating local partnerships between consumers and a firm, often located in suburban area, was born in 2005 in San Francisco. His goal: to develop direct sales by subscription farm products. This concept subsequently exported to Canada, Europe and even in France. In hex, this " isolationism 'food concerns 250,000 people.

Aujourd'hui en France, associations for the preservation of peasant agriculture (CSA) establish partnerships between a local farm and consumer group. Recipient to buy a weekly basket of vegetables and fruits in season, paid in advance.

From trendy restaurants of 5th Avenue displaying menus "100 miles", to community gardens or the restaurant's corporate headquarters Google called "Coffee 150" (because anything that is served is produced within a radius of 150 miles) this trend extends also in food distribution.

Farm the SART is a concept store that clearly displays its commitment to promoting local agriculture. On a surface of 1200 m² originality is to offer a locally produced food while learning the business from a farm in a fun way. Outside: a picnic area, outdoor games (corn maze), farm animals, and in his yard covered 1000 square meters, each Thursday afternoon, a market comprising fifteen producers premises.


Verytbale which is a hall that specializes in fruits and vegetables (nearly half are from the region) adjoining a restaurant where you can eat salads, soups, quiches and sandwiches prepared with products of the store, between Tours and St. Avertin (Indre-et-Loire). A drive can attract a clientele pressed, which can carry different dishes inside the restaurant, but also baskets and baskets of fruit and vegetables.


E. Leclerc also surfs on this trend with his pamphlet called "PRODUCT OF THE COIN" which displays a regional map with the gallery of key producers and breeders around the Chemillé Leclerc (49).

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