Eat Local KC

2007 Season Eat Local KC Challenge

Eat Local KC is proud to announce the 2007 Season Eat Local Kansas City Challenge. This event is a joint effort between The Eat Local Challenge (www.eatlocalchallenge.com) and our local Kansas City Food Circle’s (www.kcfoodcircle.org) 100-Mile Diet group.

What you need to know about buying eggs

Eggs can be found in several colors besides white or brown. The shells can be pink, speckled, blue or even green. The color of the eggshell has nothing to do with the flavor or the nutritional value of the egg. Both of these depend on the diet of the chicken, how it is raised and the freshness of the egg. There is a lot of confusion, however, with all the terms regarding eggs. Caged, Cage-free, Free Range, Pastured, Vegetarian-Fed, High-Omega-3 … what does it all mean?

Green Eggs and Lamb

Above: Beautiful green and brown eggs are dwarfed by the huge goose eggs. Both available through Pinwheel Farm in Lawrence.

Want some of the most beautifully colored eggs this Easter, but don’t have time to dye them? No problem, just stop by the Pinwheel Farm in Lawrence, Kansas where you can get a mixed dozen of colors from soft, warm brown to light sage, blue-green and olive. The best part? The chickens do all the work.

Easter Egg Hunt at Shatto Farm

Looking for a great outdoor event to celebrate spring? Shatto Farm is holding their 3rd annual Easter Egg Hunt on April 8 at 2:30 p.m. Kids of all ages are welcome and the event is free of charge.

KC Food Circle Expo Event

I wanted to call attention to Dave's comment on the last post:

Folks interested in joining the Eat Local KC movement may find food for thought at a free workshop next weekend (Saturday, March 24th) at the KC Food Circle Expo - our KC 100-Mile Diet team will be starting the workshop at 9:30am at the Shawnee Civic Center - details and directions are found on our Events page at www.KCFoodCircle.org

The event should be a great one for those interested in finding local food sources in Kansas City. I hope you will all plan on attending.

Thanks, Dave!

Eating Better than Organic

Time magazine's cover article (COVER!) is on the issue of eating local versus big organic. While it's nice to see the mainstream media embracing the issue, it's pretty amazing to see it on the cover of Time.

As an added bonus, the article mentions (and links to online) the web site I have been participating on as an author, www.eatlocalchallenge.com. This is the second time the site has had a mention in the news magazine, but the first cover story.

My sincere congrats to Jen at lifebeginsat30.com (love the url!) who started the eatlocalchallenge and found all of us authors hanging out in various blogs.

It's a good day for all of us locavores!