Eat Local Week
Eat Local Week
Eat Local Week is a partnership between the Downtown Alliance, Wasatch Community Gardens, and Slow Food Utah that aims to increase awareness of our local food system. Eat Local Week is a fun and exciting way to get a better understanding of where your food comes from.
- The planning of our 2013 Eat Local Week is underway. Check back later this year for details and event dates for the 2013 Eat Local Challenge.
- This year's Eat Local Week will be October 5th - 12th.
- Planning on challenging yourself? Let us know. Follow this link to make your pledge to be a part of the Eat Local Week.
Eat Local Week Events:
To Be Announced.
The Eat Local Challenge:
The Challenge is simple, eat as local as you can. The standard Challenge is described as eating food that comes from within a 250 mile radius for one week or an entire month, but if this isn't realistic for you try to come up with a challenge that will work for you. Choose a couple of food groups to get locally and stay true to them, eat as locally as possible for a week, be creative - but be sure it is challenging and educational for you and your family.
To help you and your family get ready for the Challenge that starts on October 5th we will be co-hosting a number of events to help educate you on how to be successful at this year's Challenge. We will have information about local producers, and representatives from the Challenge will be at the events to talk to you about their experience and what has worked for them.
Visit these websites for more information about the Eat Local Challenge and for great local food resources:
- Eat Local Challenge Facebook Page
- Belocalicious Utah Blog
- Slow Food Utah
- Downtown Farmers Market
Eat Local Week Mission:
Eat Local Week celebrates the regional harvest, promotes local agriculture and the preservation of Utah's agricultural heritage, and brings people together as a community. Through a series of activities and events, Eat Local Week educates the community about resources for eating locally, and increases awareness around food production, transportation, and access to healthy food.
Goals:
- Develop a greater awareness around food production, transportation, and consumption
- Educate our community about resources for eating locally
- Support and popularize local food producers and purveyors
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