单词 | foodshed |
释义 | > as lemmasfoodshed foodshed n. the geographical area in which food for a particular city or population is produced (now chiefly with reference to localized food production). [After watershed n.1 3(b).] ΚΠ 1929 W. P. Hedden How Great Cities are Fed ii. 17 By analogy [with watersheds], we may conceive of the flow of foodstuffs to consuming markets as determined by foodsheds. 1999 Green Bay (Wisconsin) Press Gaz. (Electronic ed.) 7 Nov. a1 Support local ‘foodsheds’ by expanding the farmers' market and buying locally-produced food. 2007 B. Kingsolver Animal, Veg., Miracle ii. 24 We hoped to establish that a normal-ish American family could be content on the fruits of our local foodshed. < as lemmas |
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