Slow food is more a way of thinking about food than about cooking it.

"You can eat very quickly in a slow way. If you just eat a piece of fruit or a vegetable in its time, and savor it, and realize where it's coming from."

Anne Quinn Corr is co-founder of a Centre County Pennsylvania Slow Food club. Throughout the year, members try to eat food from local farmers ... and to purchase fruits and vegetables in season.

Corr says for the last few weeks, she's been eating tomato sandwiches, because this is the time of year when tomatos taste best — even though they can be purchased at the grocery store throughout the year.

She says central Pennsylvania is full of possibilities for slow foods enthusiasts.

" We're really in a good situation here, because we're in the heartland, where the food is grown. A lot of people grow food. We have a lot of local people that hunt mushrooms. We had a meeting in the spring that was all local mushrooms that people foraged."

Corr's quick to point out that slow food isn't confined to rural areas. She says many cities have restaurants that serve regional food, and community gardens which let people get a little bit closer to their dinner... before it hits the plate.

More information's available on the web at GreenWorks.tv. I'm Brad Linder.