Meaning:

    “土” means “local” in this context, “食” means “food,” and “族” refers to a group of people sharing similarities. This term, borrowed from English, means “locavore.” The English word was the word of the year for 2007 in the Oxford American Dictionary. The suffix “vore” comes from the Latin word vorare (to devour), and is used to form nouns indicating what kind of a diet an animal has. Coined by Jessica Prentice of the San Francisco Bay Area in 2005, a locavore refers to a person interested in eating food that is locally produced, not moved long distances to market. One common — but not universal — definition of “local” food is food grown within 160 kilometers of its point of purchase or consumption.

    Example:

    A: 你喝什么品牌的牛奶？

    Nǐ hē shénme pǐnpái de níunǎi?

    What brand of milk do you drink?

    B: 我喝本地晨光农场的牛奶。

    Wǒ hē běndì chénguāng nóngchǎn de níunǎi。

    I drink milk produced by the local Chenguang Dairy Farm.

    A: 为什么？

    Wèishénme?

    Why

    B: 因为我现在是土食族，吃本地的农产品不仅新鲜，还节约了运输能耗，支持环保。

    Yīnwèi wǒ xiànzài shǐ tǔshízú, chī běndì de nóngchǎnpǐn bùjǐn xīnxiān, hái jiéyuē le yùnshū nénghào, zhīchí huánbǎo。

    Because I am a locavore now. Local farm produce is not just fresh, choosing them also helps to save on energy consumption in transportation, which is environmental friendly.