Eat Local First Pt 1
From the Ag Information Network, I’m Bob Larson. September was recently declared “Eat Local Month” by the state of Washington with events to celebrate our locally grown food products.
And the groups Eat Local First and Sustainable Connections want to help us navigate those Eat Local events throughout the month and the rest of the year …
VALLIANT … “On www.eatlocalfirst.org we do have an events page. There are many farm tours happening and farm dinners. You know, we also think of farmer’s markets as events, you know, and as a time to be able to be more intentional about visiting our farmer’s markets in September.”
Eat Local First Director, Maressa Valliant says their website is a great tool whenever you’re craving some of our delicious local foods in a restaurant or straight from the farm …
VALLIANT … “ www.eatlocalfirst.org is a hub for all things “local food” in Washington state, whether you are an individual, or you are a family, or you are a buyer for a restaurant or institution, we have different ways for people to access information.”
And, Valliant says it’s easy to find …
VALLIANT … “It is www.eatlocalfirst.org .”
Tune in tomorrow for more on Eat Local First’s goal of helping us track down our fantastic home-grown foods with as little
