Sunday, April 13, 2008

My 100-Mile Food Web Map

Here's a tool I want to share with you. I went to Google maps, created my own map, drew on lines radiating 100 miles (within a mile) from a center, and added some of the sources of local food that I have found over the last several weeks.

Here it is: My map

This really includes only the places of most interest to me. I have not tried all of them--many are there for future excursions . . . but the yellow shopping basket icons indicate places where I have made regular purchases.

The map is centered at the Cowlitz County fairgrounds, right across the street from the Farmer's market. I will be gradually crosslinking the map and the blog, so that if I write an entry on a CSA, the blog entry will link to the map, and vice versa. Gradually.

I hope this will be helpful to you. . . . but the best sources for this kind of information are still www.localharvest.org and www.eatwild.com.

No comments: