Eat Local Challenge 2011

This is a Past Event

When

June 1, 2011 - July 1, 2011

Ongoing throughout the month of June.

Where

New Orleans Metropolitan Area

Details

Beginning Wednesday, June 1, all participants, or locavores, will be dared to limit their diet only to food grown, raised, or produced within 200 miles of New Orleans.

Registration is going on now through May 22. There is a $20 registration fee to enter the Eat Local Challenge. It’s like registering for a 10k, but 30 times the fun (30 days), AND locavores receive:

* One “Eat Local Challenge 2011″ T-shirt designed by Justin Forbes (permanent collection at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art)
* A 10% discount on locally grown produce at the Hollygrove Market & Farm
* The New Orleans Local Foods Buyers Guide
* Full access to the Eat Local Challenge Recipe Forum with daily postings of recipes using 100% local ingredients and tips for eating locally
* Free admission to the Food Justice Film Series at Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center
* An invitation to the finale party on Friday, July 1st and other NOLA Locavores-sponsored events, including six recipe contests throughout the challenge.

Learn more at nolalocavore.org. Stay Local! is a sponsor of the “Eat Local Challenge 2011.”

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