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Local Dirt helps you buy locally grown food
I really like the whole Slow Food movement. I think buying locally grown food can really have an impact, both on your health and on the planet. It's not always easy to find a farmers' market nearby, though.
Local Dirt is a website that tries to help with that. You feed it your address, and it shows you (on a Google map) what local food markets are close by.
Technologically, the site still has a way to go. For example, when I clicked the entry for Park Slope Community Markets, the page I received was very light on information. In fact, it had just an address -- it couldn't even tell me what days/times the market is open.
The site seems to have a rudimentary system for ordering online, but it's not implemented for many of the markets. There is also no clear label showing which markets support online ordering and which don't, so it's really a hit-or-miss experience.
While the site is far from perfect, I think it does provide a valuable service. There should be more sites like it. In fact, if you know of a better one, let me know in the comments, and I might just follow it up!
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Subscribe to commentsjfjbMay 26th 2010 3:43PM
don't bother with South Florida local food markets...
I just checked their "Buy Product" and guess what, there are empty lists to browse, "No Record Found."
I wonder how's the rest of the country farming industry doing. Well, maybe not for I don't want to drive 500 miles to buy locally, do I?
PonTelonMay 26th 2010 5:41PM
I had a similar problem of none locally, but it's also REALLY early in the season and of the website. I set it up to tell me if any open up later.
LocavoreLadyJun 9th 2010 11:08AM
We continue to update our listings but without consumers letting farmers and farmers' markets know we are here, we can't put up product lists. Let your local food producer know you want to purchase on-line and locally and send them to www.localdirt.com to update their information. We don't kow what everyone sells or when it is in season in their area so if the farmers update these lists, we all can purchase locally more easily!