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Meaning of locavorism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The practice of eating food that is produced locally.

uncountable

Examples

“From a global perspective, locavorism begins to look like a narcissistic pseudomoralistic club for the wealthy to keep food and money circulating among their own tight little cliques.”
“But intentional locavorism as a phenomenon is quite recent, and only exists within and against the context of the globalized corporate food market.”
“Culturally, locavorism is often framed as a form of ethical consumer resistance to the control of food by transnational corporations, as well as a personally rewarding activity.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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