Locavore or Localvore are words used to denote the practice of eating food that is harvested from within an area extending to about a 100 mile radius. Locavore was coined by Jessica Prentice on World Environment Day 2005 and refers to people who eat locally produced food.
The movement promotes farmers markets and the habit of eating fresh, local products either self grown or bought from within the radius of 50, 100 or 150 miles. This type of consumption ensures better quality of the produce while also cutting down on emissions associated with transportation of the goods. The word Locavore was also chosen as word of the year 2007 by the New Oxford American Dictionary.
