Eat Local Week

Eat Local Week 01/14/2010

Participate in a weeklong celebration promoting connection, community, culture and cuisine in Central Florida. Grab your family, friends and neighbors -- and head to participating dining establishments during the last week of January, 2010.

Goals of Eat Local Week:
1. Emphasize that eating local in Central Florida is not only possible, it’s delicious. The Eat Local Week definition of “local” is anything within 200 miles of Orlando’s city center.

2. Help local restaurants, farmers and artisans to develop lasting, mutually beneficial relationships. Slow Food Orlando wants to see locally owned and operated farms and restaurants succeed. By facilitating relationship building between Central Florida dining establishments, farmers, ranchers, and artisans, we hope to help businesses grow and become more profitable.

3. Build consumer awareness of local food and farmers, and promote reconnection with family and friends around the dinner table. Slow Food is all about taking the time to savor the food we eat and the people we share it with. When our food is produced in a sustainable, responsible and conscious manner, it is healthier for the environment and healthier for us.

4. Raise awareness about the importance of a local food economy and keeping money in our community. Purchasing food directly from producers or dining out at restaurants that feature locally grown ingredients cuts out the middle man and puts your money directly in the pocket of the people who produce your food. When you, the consumer, spend your money with local businesses, those businesses reinvest your dollars in the community, thus contributing to a more sustainable future for Central Florida’s food system.

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