1. Frequent the farmer's market: Davis Square hosts a farmer's market every Wednesday until Thanksgiving. The Boston area has markets every day of the week. Find one at www.massfarmersmarkets.org.
2. Dine at Dewick (or Carmichael): Though the pickings are scarcer during the winter months, Dining Services has a select number of products that they buy locally all year round. "Local apples we supply throughout the year, and winter squash. We buy greenhouse-grown tomatoes from Maine, called Backyard Beauties, that we source all year round," Tufts Nutritionist Julie Lampie said.
3. Buy a box: Purchasing a share of a farm through Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) guarantees the buyer a box of produce every week during the season. Registration for the 2010 season of Tufts' own World PEAS CSA will begin shortly (November or January). To receive information, send an e-mail to Coordinator Matthew Himmel at mhimmel@comteam.org.
4. Grow a garden: From a simple potted herb garden to a vegetable patch, you can't get more local than your own backyard!
