Though we've been eating more local food since our week-long stint in April, we've decided to try another intentional challenge--this one for the entire month of October. Though we didn't go hungry this spring we're better prepared now. Our pantry shelves are full of canned goods, the garden abounds in produce and--wonder of wonders--I found locally grown popcorn.
We've also decided to be a bit more flexible this time. Since they won't keep for a month, we're eating our (non-local) leftovers which makes for a gentler transition in to locavoraciousness. Further, we've decided that we can eat locally and eat socially too: we have no objection to offers of meals or church potlucks. On the other hand, fishing for invitations to get around the local diet restrictions is very bad form. In addition, we're maintaining our list of exemptions from last April: coffee, tea and salt are permissible.
To kick off our month of local food Sarah made a delicious soup made from garden produce and served with sourdough bread made from locally-grown, home-ground wheat. Thank goodness we've been able to find local butter.
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