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You know all about organic food. Now learn about the "buy local" movement. What's a locavore?
When the federal government ended its 60-plus years of price
support to tobacco farmers in 2004, Virginians were hit
particularly hard. NOW travels to the mountainous farmlands of
Appalachia to meet farmers who've attempted the difficult switch
from tobacco to increasingly popular organic produce. Among those
profiled is restaurant owner Steven Hopp who, along with his wife -
acclaimed author Barbara Kingsolver - spent a year living off the
land.
Social entrepreneur Anthony Flaccavento founded an "Enterprising
Idea" called "Appalachian Sustainable Development" to help local
farmers and markets make the transition not just to organic, but to
local organic. Can local farmers change course and crops and still
survive in a shifting economy?
Also on the show, David Brancaccio interviews prominent
environmentalist Bill McKibben about his "National Day of Climate
Action" on November 3 and what we can all do to fight global
warming.
At NOW Online, read an excerpt from Hopp and Kingsolver's new book
and learn ways to become a "locavore" - someone who buys
from his/her own community. Also, find out where your college
alma mater ranks on a sustainability report card.