Locavores as a Social MovementIn this exercise, you will investigate the goals and consider the appeal of a nearby locavore organization.Locavores advocate eating only foods that are grown and produced locally.Use the Internet to identify a locavore organization in your state. (If you search for "locavore in [your state]," you should find examples.) Read about their goals and activism and answer the following questions:What kind of social movement is the locavore movement?How do you know this?

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