Eat Local Challenge Days 1 and 2

Yesterday morning, I started the 'Eat Local Week Challenge'. Participants challenge themselves to eat only foods grown, produced, and sold within 100 miles of home. After taking inventory in the garden, I decided to visit a few local farm stands to see what else was available.

The Rules

1. All foods consumed during the week must be made from locally grown, raised or produced items.  The goal is to learn where our food comes from and to recognize the small farms and businesses  in our area.  Making foods at home from non-local ingredients does not count as “locally produced”.

2. “Marco Polo” Exceptions: include salt and spices, olive oil and sugar.

 

3. Three Life Lines:  pick three non-local items to use for the week.  These items could include such things as bananas, rice or a meal out at a restaurant.

Brown Rice is one of my lifelines this week

I made it two mornings without coffee but plan for coffee to be

another one of my lifelines this week.

 

 

Luckily the Hatchland Dairy is within 25 miles.

 

Some of the fun is visiting farm stands and getting to know who is

growing what out there. I also got some photography in.

 

Thanks to Lucy, we have fresh eggs right here at home.

...and there are plenty of blueberries to be had, these are from a farm on Rabbit Path Rd.

 

Day 1 -

breakfast: scrambled eggs with homemade salsa

snack: blueberries

lunch: sauteed eggplant, tomatoes, and garlic over brown rice

dinner: corn on the cob and salad

 

Day 2-

breakfast: cheddar cheese omlette

lunch: sauteed summer squash and zucchini over brown rice

snack: diced tomatoes, mozarella cheese, and basil

dinner: ground buffalo, potatoes, beets, and salad