Words at Play : Top 10 Words of the '00s

#2: Locavore

The locavore eats food grown locally; for some, the "100 Mile Diet" defines "locally."

Example:

It seems Marfisi was destined to become a locavore from an early age. He clearly remembers the first seeds he planted as a 7-year-old in Missouri.

— Los Angeles Times, June 2008

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