Local Food – the people who produce it, eat it, and sell it.
Welcome to Taste of Local, a multimedia blog dedicated to exploring local food.
Not local in the sense of a neighborhood restaurant, but rather a neighborhood restaurant that serves produce from its rooftop garden. We are looking at food sources, the distance food travels and everything that goes with it.
The impetus for this site can be traced back to a conversation that I had in the Fall of 2004. A friend of mine, a St. Olaf graduate, described how the student body at his undergraduate alma mater put pressure on the administration to stop importing apples from Germany when southern Minnesota is home to many apple orchards.
St. Olaf has since made some changes, such as offering local food in their cafeterias, and even starting a campus farm.
What struck me most about our conversation was the school’s motivation for importing apples in the first place. Cost. It was strictly a financial move. I asked myself, how had it become more financially solvent to import apples from thousands of miles away – burning gallons of fossil fuels in the process – when apples were literally growing down the street?
So began the journey.
What I found along the way are people who love to talk about food, love to grow food and, of course, love to eat it.
As for me, I am Matthew P. Moll, a freelance journalist and consumer of deliciousness.
Feel free to contact us at tasteoflocal@gmail.com.
Follow us on twitter @tasteoflocal
More by Me:
Videos
Profile of a Catholic Student Community – America Magazine
Birth of a Jazz Mass – America Magazine
Music Videos for Beat Radio:
Golden Age
Tree Tops
Online:
Will nail polish for men catch on? An investigative report – Today Show Style Blog, The Look
It’s all in the roux: Gumbo champs share their recipe – Today Show Food Blog, Bites
Ever wonder, “What the F@#k Should I Make for Dinner? – Today Show Food Blog, Bites
Burger Review – Quatman Cafe – Serious Eats, A Hamburger Today Blog
For would-be competitive eater, humble pie on menu – Today Show Food Blog, Bites
Eating when you travel abroad? Look for a long line – Today Show Food Blog, Bites
Od School:
It’s a Match – article on Catholic Online dating – America Magazine.
Dear Mr. President – letter to President Obama – America Magazine
Never mind the bullocks, it’s Punk Slope, Brooklyn – Courier News Publications
It is nice to know that there are so many opportunities in NYC to buy and even grow local foods. This whole website (theme, fonts, color, videos, logo) is extremely appealing and gets me excited to find more ways to get more involved in my community and learn more about what I can personally do to be a “local consumer.” Your work is inspiring! I love how your video pieces are cut (especially the Meredith video where there is a still picture of Meredith with her dad looking on in the background while he is saying how proud he is of her.) I saw that the creator of this site, Mr. Moll got his idea about the topic of local food from a St. Olaf grad. Matt, are you going to research beyond NYC on this topic or are you strictly the big apple? I don’t know if you ever say this on your site.
Looking forward to the upcoming stories.
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