The story
From loca(l) + -vore. Coined by Jen Maiser, Jessica Prentice, Sage Van Wing, and DeDe Sampson, co-founders of the “Locavores” web site in 2005.
First known use, by meaning
- from 2005 One who tries to eat only locally grown foods.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.