locavore

• HARRIS: And do you have to be loco to be a locavore. —  CNN Transcript Jul 9, 2006
• But since I owes ya, here we go.locavore (New Oxford American Dictionary) Described as a word used in the burgeoning local-food movement, a locavore is someone who buys from farmer's markets, counts food miles, and eats locally sourced or grown food.
• He was the über-locavore, and he'd earned fame for his three - and four-way presentations long before those notions became hackneyed clichés in the hands of lesser chefs. —  Broward-Palm Beach New Times | Complete Issue
• The word "locavore" - a person who tries to eat food grown or raised within a short distance of his or her home - became the New Oxford American Dictionary's word of the year in 2007, cementing its place in the cultural landscape. —  STLtoday.com Top News Headlines
• Another red herring might be exemplified by the word "locavore," which was just named Word of the Year by the New Oxford American Dictionary. —  Mark Bittman on what's wrong with what we eat

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