September 1 - 30, 2008

Our committee is striving to increase public awareness of intelligent food consumption patterns. Join us this September in our goal to eat local foods.

You decide your own target: 25%, 50%, 75%, or 95% local

How do we define "local"?
1. Sunshine Coast
2. Grown within 100 miles
3. Value-added locally
4. B.C. Made
5. Your definition?

Some good reasons for eating locally:
1. Reduce your footprint.
2. Get in touch with the seasons.
3. Know what you're eating.
4. Support small farms.
5. Give back to the local economy.
6. Be healthy.

Useful Resources: onestraw.ca , info@ediblelandscapes.ca , Sunshine Coast Growers Directory, eatlocalchallenge.com, 100milediet.org

Contact: Sheila Wilson at shemark@dccnet.com for more information.