Getting the Most Nutrition from your Food. Wed, March 10
Accepting Bridge Cards at MI Farmers Markets Workshops. Thur, March 18
Cooking Class: Gluten-Free Desserts Mon, April 19
Food Sensitivities, Allergies, and Integrative Medicine Wed, April 21
Inspiration is everywhere. Join EatLocalSWMich Yahoo Group. Pick up the book "Plenty," a.k.a. The 100-Mile Diet, by Alisa Smith and J.B. MacKinnon. Fact: Michigan is second only to California in the variety of foods we grow. The more you seek, the more you'll find.
Design your own Eat Local Challenge - starting in September or starting now. Commit to spending a certain amount of money or percentage of your food expenses on local foods for one month. Look in your fridge and cupboards and see what can be replaced with local items. Create an entire meal using local foods. Pick one or two things to source locally.
Find local foods at an Eat Local Challenge participant (see below). Visit a farmers' market - ask the vendors, "What's local?" - and try seasonal produce that you've never eaten before. Go to localharvest.com . Or plant a garden. And starting Sept. 1, get your Eat Local Challenge passport.