Take the Eat Local Challenge 2009!

July 5th to July 20th, 2009 marks this year’s Eat Local Challenge!

The Eat Local Challenge is hosted by food co-ops around the nation.  The purpose of this event is to raise awareness and promote eating foods grown by local farmers.

If you are an avid locavore (someone who makes it a point to eat local foods), you are encouraged to eat four out of five meals with local food.  If you are a novice, start out by eating five meals a week made with local foods.  If you are somewhere in between, create your own goal.

Are you interested?  Visit a co-op near you!  Here are some locations in Tucson you can obtain locally grown foods:

Food Conspiracy Co-op in Tucson (Open every day from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.)
412 N. 4th Ave., Tucson, AZ 85705. Or call 520-624-4821.

If you are not in the downtown area, you can always buy locally grown foods from Whole Foods Market in Tucson:
3360 E Speedway Blvd, Tucson.  Or call (520) 795-9844.
7133 N Oracle Rd, Tucson.  Or call (520) 297-5394.

In addition, Whole Foods Market has a ton of locations in Phoenix.

Also, wherever you are in Arizona, you can still obtain locally grown foods from Farmers Markets in your area.

Pledge to eat as much as you can from locally grown foods!

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