ARE YOU READY FOR A CHALLENGE ?
2015 Eat Local Challenge
May 1-31, 2014
The Challenge?
Eat locally grown and produced food
at home or locally-owned restaurants
every day for the entire month of May
This year’s EAT LOCAL CHALLENGE KICKOFF events
will provide a short course in cooking.
Sponsored in part by FORGAGE.
Each of the four Kickoff events will teach cooking basics using seasonal food,
share tips to save time and money, and offer samples of all the dishes.
Class #1 Friday, April 24, 7-7:45pm
How to Boil Water (stovetop cooking with water)
Citizen’s Co-op Courtyard 435 South Main Street
Class #2 Saturday, April 25, 9:30-10:15am
How to Fry Eggs (stovetop cooking with good fats)
Alachua County Farmers Market 441 and NW 34th Street
Class #3 Wednesday, April 29, 5:30-6:15pm
How to Season with Style (and less salt)
Union Street Farmers Market SW 2nd Ave and SW 1st Street
Class #4 Saturday, May 2, 9:30-10:15am
How to Preserve the Season (jam in a hurry)
Haile Farmers Market SW 91st Street off Tower Road
Community groups, churches and businesses are invited to participate.
If your group has a “green” committee, eating local could become part of your activism.
Need a speaker for your group or committee?
Contact Stefanie Samara Hamblen
352 374-8561 or hogtownhomegrown@gmail.com
Be part of the 2015 Eat Local Challenge!
Hogtown HomeGrown is a local newsletter and website with recipes and menus based on seasonal fresh foods.
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