Dark days ahead!

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Several of us here at FTP participated in the One Local Summer project, and now comes a new way to get motivated: the Dark Days Eat Local challenge!

The rules are simple: make your own damn rules!  Suggested guidelines are:

• We have to cook one meal a week with at least 90% local ingredients
• We have to write about it - the triumphs and the challenges
• Local means a 200 mile radius for raw ingredients. For processed foods the company must be within 200 miles and committed to local sources.
• Keep it up through the end of the year, and then re-evaluate on New Year’s Day
• The challenge starts now, or whenever you sign up.

If you’re interested, sign up at Urban Hennery.

I have chosen to participate only because I find that I tend to eat less locally grown foods in the Winter.  This will be a good, motivating factor for me.  My own rules will be similar, but I reserve the right to use non-local oils, vinegars, spices, and things like that.  Anyone care to join me?