Locavore Story aired: Tuesday, November 13, 2007
What is a locavore and where did this strange word come from? A group of women in San Francisco coined the term after they urged neighbors to eat food grown within 100 miles of their homes.
Now, according to the people at the Oxford American Dictionary, locavore is the Word of the Year.
We speak with Ben Zimmer, editor of the New Oxford American Dictionary.
Guests:
Ben Zimmer, editor of the New Oxford American Dictionary
