Moscow Food Co-op's Eat Local Challenge

Wow, it's already mid-June 2010 and time for another Eat Local Challenge! This year not only is the Co-op doing the Eat Local Challenge, but the staff at the University of Idaho Sustainability Center is doing it too! Thanks Jeannie and Darin and all the team. Visit them at http://www.uidaho.edu/sustainability.

This year our family is off to a great start; we've got a garden that has expanded to fill our whole (small) front yard, we've got 5 year-old chickens who are laying eggs like crazy, and I have a source for raw goat milk from which I am making our own yogurt and fresh goat cheese.

At the Moscow Food Co-op we have more local stuff than ever before. Check out the Tuesday Growers Market page on Facebook, our Eat Local page on the website (www.moscowfood.coop), and of course, visit the store on Fridays to see what the FACT team has to offer for samples and recipes featuring local products. We'll also be offering a series of food preservation workshops starting in July. Check the newsletter and website for info about these.

At the moment, I'm on vacation in the Midwest, eating fresh asparagus, chard, and other goodies from my parents' garden. When we get back home to the Palouse the eating local challenge gets seriously underway. Stay tuned for more.