We’re almost there, the official kick-off of the 08/09 Dark Days of Winter Eat Local Challenge, and I can hardly wait!
We’ve got 33 participants, which might be the same number as last year, weird. Anyway, we have 33 participants who are hopefully getting excited too! The challenge officially starts on Saturday, November 15th and runs through March 15th.
Ramblings of a Student Wife (Tasmania) • Michelle Ellis (Richland, WA) • Cat’s Fiber Adventures (Lebanon, OR) • Hendrick Homestead (Lakebay, WA) • Crafty Kim (Nashville, TN) • The Palmyra Silver (Monroe, NY) • Music & Cats (Seattle, WA) • Soccer Moms & Single Chicks (Vancouver, BC) • Yankee Food (Central NH) • Old Dog, New Tricks (Portland, OR) • Green Leanings (Columbus, OH) • Married with Dinner (San Francisco, CA) • Maybe Local Vegan (Seattle, WA) • Eighth of an Acre Bounty (Seattle, WA) • Home Grown Me (Lake County, CA) • Farm to Philly (Philly, PA) • Late Bloomers Farm (Newtown, CT) • Keeping up with K (Herndon, VA) • Ramping up the Garden (Reading, PA) • Battle of the Ants (Pullman, WA) • Our Greener Pastures (Valdese, NC) • Homeschooling by Heart (York, PA) • Something that Won’t Compute (Alabama) • Z’s Organic Everything (LaPlata, MD) • Toteleeding (Des Moines, IA) • Blue Skies Urban Farm (Oregon) • Fifth Flavor (Seattle, WA) • Katie (Ontario) • Mangochild (Connecticut) • Kevin (Washington DC) • Melissa (Washington) • Ashley (Vermont) • Stephanie (Seattle)
If you’ve been holding off, this is your chance for a last minute sign up. Just head on over and register and I’ll add you to the list.
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I’m personally very excited, not least because I’m kicking off the challenge with my first visit to San Francisco, ever! Anita and Cameron are kindly putting me up, and showing me around!, this weekend before I head to Sacramento for work. I can hardly wait for dinner at Range, wandering the Ferry Plaza market, and generally seeing a bit of the city both by street car and foot!
yay, we’re so excited about your visit!
I just tipped your participant scale to 34. sorry
and I’m excited for it! Now I can more fully indulge my desires to purchase every pretty squash I see.
Have a great trip to San Francisco! The eating there last month was just incredible.
I thought that I signed up for this challenge, but did not see my name listed.
Lots of good things:
Our chicken coop has been FINALLY approved! Although the design is a little smaller than what we really wanted.
Peppers on the vines, peas are starting to blossom, carrots are tiny (but taste wonderful!)–all inside the house!
Thank you so much for your encouragement to get us through this time–We eat better now than when I had a fulltime job!!
Oooh, have fun in San Francisco! It’s a marvelous city.
Anita – me too! it was so much fun!
Mia – glad to have you, enjoy your squash
Audrey – I just ate my own weight on my trip – you weren’t kidding.
Monica – I’ve got you on the list now. Congrats on the chicken coop!
Kimberly – it really was marvelous.
Excited to see how it goes. If it were a different year I would participate, but I have a few surprises up my sleeve this winter that will draw my focus elsewhere. Good luck and good eating!