if you want to stay informed
how to take the challenge.
about Eat Local Month.
Taking the Eat Local Challenge is simple. It's a living experiment in
local eating that will reconnect you with your food, local farmers,
the seasons, and the environment you live in. The idea has caught on
in a way that no one could have predicted. It's the next frontier of
food!
Here's how to get started:
1. Start small.
Be realistic when signing up for a meal, day, week or month-long
commitment to local meals. It helps to start as a group, for a potluck
or community dinner. Once you get more familiar with eating locally,
you can challenge yourself a bit more, extending the length of the
challenge or decreasing the radius.
2. There are no rules.
Make your experience a true challenge. If you're trying it
for a day, consider getting tough: every ingredient in every product
has to come from within 100 miles. If you're committing to a longer
period, use your Wild Cards! If you just can't live without coffee,
don't let it stop you from taking the Challenge.
3. Surf the internet.
There are many resources specific to our area, from lists of nearby
organic farms to farmers' markets. Check out our links and
partners for more information.
4. Find your farmers' market.
Farmers' markets are the easiest and most fun step toward eating
locally. Make the market a weekly priority for your food shopping.
Find the Farmers' Market nearest you.
5. Find your farmers.
Whether it be through a home delivery program, a CSA, on-farm shop or
farmers' market, buying food directly from the producer will strengthen your ties to the land, food and your community. Find farmers in the Triangle.
6. Have fun!
Involve your family, friends, co-workers, and neighbors in the
Challenge to take advantage of this opportunity to celebrate local
foods and the local community in both a personal and a social way.
Eat Local Challenge content produced by Sandi Kronick of
Eastern Carolina Organics
Eastern Carolina Organics
