Comments on: Oxford Word Of The Year: Locavore

By: Urban Locavore - not just a box of locally WA produced food! | foodie cravings, a Perth food blog

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:46:39 +0000

[...] within a 100-mile radius to minimise the impact on the environment caused by the transport of food (more on what locavore means here). The locavore movement has since became a trend across the states and inspired Paul (a web [...]

By: Locavore Scouts « The Conscientious Omnivore

Locavore Scouts « The Conscientious Omnivore — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:11:48 +0000

[...] word locavore was the New Oxford American English Dictionary’s word of the year in 2007 (after being coined two years prior). Now, just a few years later, Girl Scouts can earn a [...]

By: 30 Mile Meal initiative spurs super-local eating | College Green Magazine – Eco-news From The Ground Up

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:50:34 +0000

[...] organic section. Its popularity earned it an award when the word ‘locavore’ won the 2007 Word of the Year with the New Oxford American Dictionary. There’s even an app to help locavores identify places to [...]

By: Greg

Greg — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:55:06 +0000

This list is kinda funny. It’s interesting to see which words have caught on and which ones I’ve never heard of. Locavore, though, is something I’m definitely interested in. Better food quality, less gas used for transport, and more money staying in the community. So true Bethany

By: Bethany

Bethany — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:16:28 +0000

By: Greg Todd

Greg Todd — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 02:33:22 +0000

Locavore is so 2007. The cool word now is “winning.”

By: My Take: Are Earth Day and Good Friday an unholy alliance? – CNN Belief Blog - CNN.com Blogs

Fri, 22 Apr 2011 04:03:21 +0000

[...] us in the middle of a vibrant environmental movement. We joined with others in celebrating the year of the locavore, food not lawns, walking school buses, backyard chickens and the virtues of reusing and recycling. [...]

By: ‘Farm Fresh North Carolina’ has arrived! « Places we go, People we see

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 03:24:13 +0000

[...] the local-food movement has become. I pitched the idea for this book in 2007, the same year that “locavore” was named the New Oxford American Dictionary’s Word of the Year. My, how times have [...]

By: john

john — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 22:44:09 +0000

ha, never knew this word existed

By: Vote for Webster’s 2007 Word of the Year; Visual Dictionary | Language and Humor Blog

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 02:46:40 +0000

[...] In other Word of the Year news, the New Oxford American Dictionary has chosen locavore, a person who advocates “using locally grown ingredients” for meals (runners-up). [...]

By: And the (antisocial) word of the year is …

And the (antisocial) word of the year is … — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 14:24:16 +0000

[...] terms from Oxford: 2008′s “hypermiling,” 2007′s equally crunchy, dull “locavore,” and 2006′s snoozy “carbon neutral.” “Unfriend,” in contrast, is [...]

By: Is local food really miles better?

Is local food really miles better? — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 04:19:23 +0000

[...] popularity, the word “locavore” nabbed the title of 2007 Word of the Year from the New Oxford American Dictionary, and Food and Wine magazine offers tips to befuddled cooks on “How to Eat Like a [...]

By: Yeah Local! (Santa Cruz River Farmer’s Market – Tucson, AZ) | Hugging the Road

Fri, 15 Oct 2010 18:28:15 +0000

[...] merely stockpile food in a warehouse, Tucson’s Community Food Bank is embracing the “locavore” movement as a means of fighting a sustainable war against hunger. They run the Marana [...]

By: Locavore is OED WOY « cookblog

Locavore is OED WOY « cookblog — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:45:58 +0000

[...] 2nd, 2007 I just learned that the OED‘s word of the year has been announced, and it’s Locavore. Hooray. If recent history has taught us anything, controlling the terminology is a prerequisite [...]

By: mary duffy

mary duffy — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:00:08 +0000

My local deli displays a sign that says: “Welcome Locavores.” It is a conversation starter, for many customers has no idea of its meaning.

By: marciano guerrero

marciano guerrero — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 13:44:45 +0000

Locavore is a combination of ‘local’ and ‘per favore.’

By: OUPblog » Blog Archive » “Refudiate this, word snobs!”

OUPblog » Blog Archive » “Refudiate this, word snobs!” — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 02:00:09 +0000

[...] and bootylicious anytime soon, but could refudiate join the ranks of unfriend, hypermiling, and locavore as the 2010 Oxford Word of the [...]

By: 100 Mile Dinner to celebrate the Puget Sound Bounty | Food and Wine Pairing

100 Mile Dinner to celebrate the Puget Sound Bounty | Food and Wine Pairing — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 23:11:33 +0000

[...] come and go but the locavore movement has been steadily growing over the last couple of years. In 2007, it was the Oxford dictionary word of the year but what does it really mean? Locavores, (aka localvores) take on the challenge to eat locally [...]

By: Johns Blog | Blog | Eat Local, Like a Rock Star, Guster's Gardner Says

Johns Blog | Blog | Eat Local, Like a Rock Star, Guster's Gardner Says — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:36:38 +0000

[...] of his band will be doing it for the next week, too.If that’s not enough inspiration, the top locavore will win a Live Nation Ultimate Access [...]

By: Vote for Webster’s 2007 Word of the Year; Visual Dictionary « Language and Humor Blog

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 03:47:47 +0000

[...] In other Word of the Year news, the New Oxford American Dictionary has chosen locavore, a person who advocates “using locally grown ingredients” for meals (runners-up). [...]

By: Green Health « Chefbyrequest's Blog

Green Health « Chefbyrequest's Blog — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 18:05:28 +0000

[...] Oxford University Press Planet Green [...]

By: Word of the Year: what does this mean for marketing? | Social Scribe

Word of the Year: what does this mean for marketing? | Social Scribe — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:54:56 +0000

[...] that the technology became widely spread and adopted by the public at large. Similarly, as a word, locavore (2007) didn’t quite catch on but the concept has begun to take root, as Michelle Obama plants [...]

By: Local Gear — The Gear Blog

Local Gear — The Gear Blog — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:28:22 +0000

[...] was way back in 2007 that the word locavore was named as the New Oxford American Dictionary’s Word of the Year. So, now in 2010, a little late to [...]

By: Zagat Buzz - Latest Restaurants and Nightspot Openings, Dining Trends, Events and Industry Buzz

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:09:23 +0000

[...] – Locavore. The word of the year. Seriously. [OUP Blog] [...]

By: Zagat Buzz - Latest Restaurants and Nightspot Openings, Dining Trends, Events and Industry Buzz

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:27:58 +0000

[...] – Locavore. The word of the year. [OUP Blog] [...]