This fun event is sponsored by retailers and restaurants all over Whatcom County who offer mouth-watering specials made entirely from ingredients grown, raised or caught in our region.  In joining dozens of other local eaters, those who take the pledge are affirming that local food means better taste and more nutritional value, a stronger local economy, fewer food miles and ecological costs of long-distance food transportation.  By eating local, they are also learning about our own “food shed” and the way that working farms and fishermen connect us to our land and preserve our home's rural character.  

Kicking off with the seventh annual Harvest Dinner on September 10, Eat Local Week will include cooking classes, samples and food demonstrations at retailers, Downtown Carrot Day, mouthwatering all-local menus at restaurants, Eat Local potlucks, and the Eat Local Pledge.  By taking the pledge, participants can challenge themselves to eat deliciously and support local food producers at the same time.

Featured Chef Recipes.

Alkalizing and Healing Broth
Apple-Pear Clafouti
Beta Boost Smoothie
Broiled Montasio Tomatoes
Cider-Poached Apples with Goat Yogurt
Crustless Spinach Quiche
Garlic Mashed Potatoes with Sauteed Cabbage 
Gazpacho 
Goat Cheese and Herb Souffle 
Instant Cream of Vegetable Soup 
Mushroom Scalloped Potatoes 
Panzanella Salad - Italian Bread Salad
Peas in Pods
Quick Artichoke Pasta Salad
Roasted Delicata Squash with Honey and Sea Salt
Sauteed Zucchini, Peppers and Tomatoes
Smoked Salmon Souffle
Spanish Tortilla
Spinach Salad Supreme
Summer Greens Salad with Beets
Three Potato Gratin
Whole Salmon Baked in Foil

Pledge to Eat Local

Keep an eye on your progress during Eat Local Week with the Eat Local Week Pledge card. Send it back to Sustainable Connections at the end of the week to be entered in a raffle for two free tickets to next year's harvest Dinner.

Download a copy of the Pledge Card

Read what a few local eaters had to say about their experience in September, 2005.

What We Did On Our Summer Vacation by David and Judith Laws

Exploration of a Food Shed in Bloom by Max Morange

Keep checking as we'll be posting the Eat Local Pledge card, as well as local shopping lists and more featured chef’s recipes continually.