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I found an interesting online tool called the Food Environmental Atlas that generates maps based on your criteria.
In the Local Food category, this is the map for the Percent of Farms with Direct Sales (the darker colors represent a higher percentage).

The next map is the Number of Farmers Markets. Again the darker the colors represent [...]

I saw a most inspiring movie the other night at the Bluestone Farm Fullmoon fireside: The Power of Community – How Cuba Survived Peak Oil. Apart from its value as a “how to” or as a plug for local, sustainable food, it is a testament to the human spirit.
From their site:
When the Soviet Union collapsed [...]

If you’re looking for us this weekend, we’ll be at the 34th Annual NOFA Conference, At UMASS, Amherst.
Keynote speakers are Dr. Arden Andersen, holistic medical practitioner, expert in human and agricultural nutrition, author, and educator and Mark McAfee, founder of the Organic Pastures Dairy Company in California.
The workshops cover the spectrum of topics of interest [...]

CT NOFA has a Google Map featuring the farms, farmers markets and businesses listed in the 2008 CT NOFA Farm & Food Guide. Very cool.
NOFA = Northeast Organic Farming Association.

We live in interesting times. Neither hunter nor gatherer in the traditional sense, yet both in a contemporary sense. Armed with Google, a GPS device, or both, we can track and find much of what is locally available.
Here is my current list of places to find out where to find local food: – Eat [...]