Locavore iPhone App Great For Vegetarians

Have you heard about the Locavore iPhone App? This is a brilliant new app which displays fruits and veggies currently in season where you live.

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As with many iPhone apps, it is total cool geekines. One thing which makes it geeky sweet is that it automatically picks up your location and with one click, brings up a handy dandy list of various vegetables and fruits currently in season. It also lists those that will soon be available in your neck of the hood.

You can also grab info on local farmers markets. So if you’re planning a trip this weekend to the city market, check with the app and see what is good and new in your hometown.

How does it work? The Locavore iPhone app basically gathers and aggregates info from various trusted web sources, such as the NRDC food miles database and from Local Harvest.

Check out the complete list of features below.

Features:

• Automatically detects which state you’re in (currently only covers the US)
• Food that’s in season near you
• Food that’s coming in season near you soon
• Farmers’ markets near you
• Browse all 234 fruits and vegetables to see where it is currently growing
• Links to Wikipedia articles and Epicurious recipes from each food detail page
• Browse all 50 states to see what’s in season in other parts of the US

Wanna try it?

Go to iTunes and download a copy of Locavore

The app is great for vegetarians (and vegans) who want to keep up with local produce. And if you’re traveling and want to know what is in season elsewhere, the phone will pick up the location and let you know.

Let me know what you think?

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6 Responses to “Locavore iPhone App Great For Vegetarians”

1. Comment by Missy

   To see if you read the comment area, i’m posting this cool freebie here. The first person to retweet this and comment below gets a coupon code for a free copy of the Locavore iPhone app.

   If you don’t have the iPhone, you can give the coupon code to a lucky veggie (iphone toting) friend of yours. Also please note the app currently only works with US residents.

   Good luck!

2. Comment by New iPhone App Tracks Seasonal Produce | Keetsa Mattress Store – Keetsa! Blog – Eco-Friendly and Green News

   [...] just wrote about a fantastic new iPhone app called Locavore, which tracks seasonal fruits and veggies [...]

3. Comment by Phil

   I’m reading, a vegetarian, and would love to try this app out!

4. Comment by Missy

   Congrats Phil! (and thanxs for reading) Will email you the coupon code now. Cheers!

5. Comment by Misa

   I have an Iphone but I’m in the Philippines right now… I will try this apps when I get back to new york..

6. Comment by Kassie Rizzo

   Check out the new version of Locavore. Even Better!

   Locavore, the most popular local food phone app, has now teamed up with Local Dirt.
   On Earth Day, April 22, we will announce the new “Where to Buy” ability which LifeHacker referred to as the “Holy Grail” of future features back in 2009.
   Feel free to announce it first.
   In addition, we will be making the app free and offering a giveaway. Since the app is currently $2.99, contact us if you would like a promotion code to download it for free.

   App Description:

   NEW:
   - Now on Android, as of this week
   - Free on Earth Day, April 22nd (previously $2.99)
   - “Where to Buy” shows who has specific food
   - Expanded to cover Canada (April 22nd)

   OLD:
   - Browse what’s in-season and soon to come
   - Locate farms and farmers’ markets nearest you
   - Find recipes for local, in-season items
   - Post “I ate local” to Facebook

   PROMO:
   During our “10 Days of Local”, 10 lucky winners will be chosen each day to receive Amazon gift cards and eco-friendly grocery bags.
   1. Download Locavore phone app, for free, starting April 22nd
   2. Using Locavore, post “I ate local” to Facebook
   3. Tell someone about Locavore, using Facebook or Twitter