TO SUPPORT LOCAL FOOD Redirect $2.00/week to purchase local food.
Fall
Learn how to pickle, can, dehydrate or freeze the harvest Join the Elgin Farm Adventure Tour Donate to a local food bank instead of dining out Visit a U Pick Farm ___________________________
Summer
Track your food waste for the week Serve local food at snack or meal time Learn about Community Supported Agriculture Look for foods with the Foodland Ontario logo next time you shop
Spring
Pack reusable containers, and take local food ‘to go’ Encourage your favourite restaurant/ grocery store to sell local food Pick up a “Buy Local, Buy Fresh” map
Local Food for Local People
ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A LOCAL THANKSGIVING DINNER... Fill in the pieces of your carrot by completing these local food actions throughout the seasons. Once completed, enter for a chance to win a local Thanksgiving dinner basket worth $200.
purchased $2.00 per week
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of locally produced food
Submit your results by September 20, 2013 online at:
that would shift $20,000
fluidsurveys.com/s/foodchallenge/ or drop off completed cards to:
If 10,000 families
per week or over $1 million per year to local producers. This is likely to result in an additional $2 million
Elgin St. Thomas Public Health 99 Edward St., St. Thomas, ON N5P 1Y8
dollars in the regional economy.
Local Food for Local People