LowCountry Local First Launches 6th Annual Eat Local Challenge
As part of the 6th Annual Eat Local Month, sign up is now open for Lowcountry Local First’s Eat Local Challenge, which will take place during the month of April and is open to teams and individuals. The goal of the Eat Local Challenge is to help consumers Make the Shift in their choices and their spending towards local in order to cultivate a strong local economy. The Eat Local Challenge asks participants to pledge to shift $10 or more of their weekly spending toward locally grown and produced food. Throughout the month, Local First will offer participants resources, recipe ideas, and tips for success in eating locally. Lowcountry Local First defines “local food” as that of which is grown, produced or sourced as close to home as possible and within the state of South Carolina.
Although agribusiness is SC’s largest industry, SC imports over 90% of its food with the average meal traveling over 1,500 miles to get to our plates. “With increasing opportunities that link local food and consumers like farmers markets, community supported agriculture (CSAs), and local sections in grocery stores, we hope participants will find that taking steps toward eating locally can work for everyone,” says Jamee Haley, Executive Director for Lowcountry Local First.
The Eat Local Challenge will officially kick off on April 1st and conclude on April 30th. Individuals and teams are invited to use Lowcountry Local First’s app, available for Android and Apple devices, to interact, learn and track their financial shift. Participants are invited to participate in the #howieatlocal Instagram contest sponsored by Verde to win weekly gift cards. More details here.
WHO: Businesses, individuals and families
WHAT: Eat Local Challenge presented by Lowcountry Local First
WHERE: The Lowcountry of South Carolina
WHEN: Sign up is open now. The Challenge is April 1st – 30th, 2017
WHY: To collectively shift our spending toward local food to positively impact our communities and our local economy.
HOW: Sign up online: http://lowcountrylocalfirst.org/events/eat-local-challenge/
ABOUT: Lowcountry Local First, a nonprofit organization,cultivates an economy anchored in local ownership, because local-independent businesses are the cornerstone of our culture, economy, and character.
TO LEARN MORE To learn more about the Eat Local Challenge or to register as an individual or team, visit lowcountrylocalfirst.org or email jordan@lowcountrylocalfirst.org; find us on Twitter: @lowcountrylocal #EatLocalCHS; and Facebook: facebook.com/LowcountryLocalFirst.
