The Eat Local Challenge

The Eat Local Challenge
9/10/11 - 10/10/11

The Eat Local Challenge is a fun way to spread awareness about local food issues, support local producers, and eat great food. The Challenge is informal and asks participants to challenge themselves to whatever extent they want to. The event officially starts on Sept 10, 2011 and runs for a month and there are a number of great events throughout the course of the month. See below for more info on events.

In addition, those who pledge to join the 2011 Salt Lake Eat Local Challenge will be given a coupon good for 10% off at Cali’s Natural Foods, Sage’s Cafe, and Vertical Diner for the duration of the one-month Challenge. Pledge HERE.

How will you challenge yourself? You can make a pledge to try to eat just local produce or local dairy. And you can try to do it for a week or take the plunge for the whole month.

Tell us how you plan to challenge yourself.

See a list of farmers markets that accept food stamps.

Find Local Food

Mission
The Salt Lake Eat Local Challenge seeks to create a more robust local food network by increasing awareness of our foodshed, providing information and resources for eating locally, and building a community hungry for local food–making Utah a more nourishing place.

How does it really work?
The “standard” Challenge is described as consuming only foods that come from within a 250 mile radius of home for a whole month.

Some folks will challenge themselves for a week—which is fine. Some will make allowances for impossible-to-find or difficult-to-replace items such as coffee, olive oil, or oats. Whatever makes this experience a fun, educational challenge is valid.

Events
(for more events details, Click HERE)

Saturday, August 20th, 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Farming at the Market
Downtown Farmers Market, Historic Pioneer Park, 300 S 300 W, SLC, FREE

Saturday, September 10th, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Eat Local Challenge Kick-off Day
Wasatch Community Gardens Tomato Sandwich Party and Fall Plant Sale
Grateful Tomato Garden, 800 S 600 E, SLC

Wednesday, September 14th, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Pasta Making Party and Sassy Sauce Swap with Slow Food Utah
Viking Cooking School 2233 S 300 E, SLC $10, Scholarships Available, Registration Required

Saturday, September 17th, 10:30 a.m. – noon
One Week Celebration at the Downtown Farmers Market
and Slow Food’s Eat Locally for $5 Challenge,
Downtown Farmers Market, Historic Pioneer Park, 300 S 300 W, SLC. $5,
Registration Required by September 15th.

Wednesday, October 19th, 6:00 p.m.
One Month Celebration at the Head to Tail BBQ
Utah State Fairgrounds

(For more detailed info on events, click on the image to the right)

For more information about events, visit the events page on the organizer’s blog “The Local Food Bee” by clicking on the banner below and check out and add to the Eat Local Challenge’s Facebook page.How will you challenge yourself? You can make a pledge to try to eat just local produce or local dairy. And you can try to do it for a week or take the plunge for the whole month. Tell us how you plan to challenge yourself HERE.