Van Mommy on the Run....in HEELS!: Eat Local Challenge!

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Eat Local Challenge!

Kanu Hawaii is a hui that encourages people to make commitments to make the world a better place. They recently launched their eat local challenge:

http://www.kanuhawaii.org/challenge/details

From their website:

Commit

Kanu Hawai‘i’s Eat Local Challenge will commit thousands of islanders in the effort to build a more sustainable, secure, and healthy local food system. Building on the successes of the past two years, the Eat Local Challenge is expanding from one week to the entire month of September. The month will feature weekly mini-challenges:

Week 1: Education: Learn about Hawai'i's local food system
Week 2: Grow your own: Plant/harvest local foods at home and in the community
Week 3: Choose local: Find local food at restaurants and markets
Week 4: Eat strictly local: Strive to eat only locally grown foods for one week

Our family has always had a garden and supported our local businesses by trying to buy local. I know there is much more that we need to do and we are going to step up to the challenge. I brought the kids to the Farmer's Market this morning and talked to them about the importance of supporting local farmers. Not sure if they understood what I was talking about, but at least the Sunday Farmer's Market is a part of their lives!

Here are a few pictures of our day this morning:

Getting ready to shop with our re-usable bags from one of our favorite local businesses "Fighting Eel"

Noah buying water cress from the Nalo Farms truck. We'll combine with some local tofu to make a yummy and healthy Tofu Salad.

Noah is buying some snap peas. He loves carrots with Ranch Dressing so I am hoping he'll like these with the dressing too. Trying to instill within them the importance of eating veggies!

Dannika buying an avocado. We'll be combining with the tomatoes and Chinese parsley we purchased as well as some red onions and some lime to make a delicious pico de gallo.