GO HERE NOW // Foodstalk: Your New Go-To for Local Eating

We assure you: It's way healthier for you than Facebook stalking. Go to Foodstalk.org now to "stalk" locally grown food—you can track down nearby farmer’s markets, restaurants that sell locally grown food, and your local CSA. Aspiring locavores can also find out what foods are currently in season with this handy chart.

Foodstalk was created last year by Tyler Mintz, an MFA student at the School of Visual Arts, as a way of increasing New Yorkers’ understanding of locally grown food. As Mintz describes it, Foodstalk is not just a website, but a "multi-platform event"—including visual campaigns, and an upcoming series of events. "The events are really the backbone of Foodstalk," he says. "The idea is to get food producers and local farmers to come speak about and share their food in a fun and entertaining fashion."

If you’ve never eaten locally before, Mintz says, "Foodstalk should be a great resource for getting started. Locate a restaurant that uses local ingredients and enjoy a meal there with some family or friends." He also recommends switching to a locally grown version of your favorite food—(apples are an easy one)—to taste the difference. 

"My real hope and wish with Foodstalk is to change the conversation about locally grown food," Mintz says. "I want to make it more appealing both aesthetically, and as a proposition for people to jump on board. After all, eating food should be fun."

We're right there with you, Tyler.

P.S. All this talk about Foodstalk and eating right couldn't help but remind us of this. (We couldn't resist the nostalgia trip.)

-- Anastasia Friscia