I buy local food even in the winter when you’re not planting and growing at the farm,” says Caitlin. Many foods, such as apples, root vegetables, cabbage and kale, grow well into the cooler ...

On the one hand, there’s been a steadily growing surge of interest in eating locally produced food. Look at the number of farmers markets in the U.S.--more than 8,100 by the USDA’s last count ...

Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this story gave an incorrect location for Route 11 Potato Chips. It has a processing plant in Mount Jackson, Virginia. As local-food sales grow ...

I’ve got an appetizing suggestion: Buy and eat more “local” food. Slow Food Nation — a celebration of local, sustainable food — took place over Labor Day weekend in San Francisco.

Lake County residents have a new online tool to seek out locally grown produce, farm-to-table businesses and more after the relaunch of the interactive Grow Lake County website. The website maps ...

But just because buying local isn't necessarily better for the climate doesn't mean it's not beneficial. There are many reasons to buy from your local farmers. For example, freshly harvested food that ...

Kids in America's schools are eating more local food, although it makes up only a small part of the average meal. Advocates say local food doesn't have to cost more, but buying it does take more time.

For people who want to get into farming or growing their own food, what words of advice can you give someone who wants to get started? If you have children starting young, put them in the 4H Club.

Local food security concerns are also somewhat alleviated with local production and farmer’s markets. Customers enjoy getting to know their farmer and learning about where their food comes from.