Welcome to the Southwestern Vermont Eat Local Challenge 2008 Website.
We built this website to keep you up to date on where to buy local foods. Check out the links on the top of the page for sources of specific types of foods...or, click on the links to the left for information about local markets, workshops, and events.
The challenge is from Sept 15-22, 2008. We ask folks to eat foods grown or produced within 100 miles or within the state of Vermont. There are 5 wildcards a day to accomodate coffee, chocolate, and avocado urges. Eat locally - but spice and leaven globally - to paraphrase Bill McKibben. You can have spices or leavenings from anywhere in the world, in other words. That's it - those are the rules. Take the pledge by emailing localvore at comcast dot net.
Sponsors for 2008 Challenge:
Northshire Bookstore, Hildene, and Vermont Department of Agriculture
Take a workshop in how to -
raise bees for honey
garden organically
raise chickens for meat
raise chickens for eggs
raise pork for meat
raise cows for milk and other dairy
can and root cellar
Take a workshop in how to -
raise bees for honey
garden organically
raise chickens for meat
raise chickens for eggs
raise pork for meat
raise cows for milk and other dairy
can and root cellar
more information to come!
Please check back in the coming weeks for more information on the 2008 Eat Local Challenge!
May Workshops!
Bees - May 3 - 10a-12p Local apiary society co-chair Maddie Sobel teaches an introduction to bees and beekeeping. East Dorset Location - $3 - reservation required. Email localvore at comcast dot net.
Blueberries - May 10 - 10:30-12 Scott MacKenzie of WIldwood Farm teaches how to raise and tend healthy blueberry bushes. East Dorset Location - $3 fee - reservation required. Email localvore at comcast dot net.
Soil Composting and Poultry Growing - May 25 - 1-3pm Scout and Matt Proft of Someday Farm teach how to raise great soil and chickens and other fowl for meat and eggs. East Dorset Location - $3 - reservation required . Email localvore at comcast dot net.
