Celebrate September Eat Local Month
September 2011 was Whatcom County’s first ever Eat Local Month! Look for ways to get involved for 2012!
A flavorful and festive celebration of local food and farms
Eat Local Month is chock full of opportunities for scrumptious explorations, including:
- 4th Annual Whatcom County Farm Tour
- 14 localicious restaurants
- 20+ edible events
***Pick up your Eat Local Month & Farm Tour Guide at the Co-op and Haggen stores, Whatcom County Visitor's Centers, and more local businesses! Also in Weekly, Herald, Tribune & Record-Journal or DOWNLOAD HERE!
***Read the City/County joint Eat Local Month proclamation here
2011 Eat Local Month Events:
Click on the events below for all of the juicy details AND be sure to pick up the snazzy Eat Local Month Guide at the businesses listed below & online, starting August 30th.
Sept 1-30
Local Foods in Action Photo Contest
Sept 3Eat Local First Campaign Launch, Sustainable Connections booth
10am-3pm, Bellingham Farmers Market
Sept 4-10
Eat Local First Featured Restaurants
North Fork Brewery and Beer Shrine
Pizza’zza
Avenue Bread (all locations)
Sept 7
**CANCELLED**
Lynda Hopkins, The Wisdom of the Radish
3pm, Village Books
Sept 9
Amy Pennington, Apartment Gardening
7pm, Village Books
Sept 10
4th Annual Whatcom County Farm Tour
10am-5pm, Pick up tour guides starting Aug. 30!
Amy Pennington Cooking Demo
10am-1pm, Bellingham Farmers Market
Sept 11-17
Eat Local First Featured Restaurants
The Table by Bellingham Pasta Company
Old World Deli
Celebrate Washington Organic Week
with Terra Organica - the county’s only all organic produce department!
Sept 12
Frances Moore Lappé Special Event
5pm, Ticketed reception
7pm Talk & Book signing
Leopold Crystal Ballroom
Sept 15
Incognito Dinner
6pm, Ciao Thyme in the Kitchen
Sept 17
Eat Local First BBQ & festivities
11am-2pm, Cordata Community Food Co-op
One Potato, Two Potato
Kids Potato Digging & Cooking Party
2-4pm, Common Threads Farm
Sept 18-24
Eat Local First Featured Restaurants
Brandywine Kitchen
Chuckanut Brewery & Kitchen
The Temple Bar
Pure Bliss Desserts
Sept 22
Incognito Dinner
6pm, Ciao Thyme in the Kitchen
Sept 24
Chef in the Market & Kids Day
11am-1pm, Bellingham Farmers Market
Sept 25
Garden to Garden Community Bike Tour
1pm, Common Threads Farm
Sept 25- Oct 1
Eat Local First Featured Restaurants
Old Town Café
Boundary Bay Brewery & Bistro
The Fountain Bistro
Prospect Street Café
Sept 28
Celebrate Taste Washington Day & Whatcom Farm to School,
12-5pm, Fairhaven Farmers Market
Sept 29
Mediterranean Harvest Cooking Class
6-8pm, Community Food Co-op
… and that’s not all…
Oct 1-2
Fall Fruit Festival
1st: 10am-5pm, 2nd: 11am-4pm, Cloud Mountain Farm Center
Eat Local Month is a project of Sustainable Connections’ Food & Farming Program with the support of key partners the Community Food Co-op, Village Books, Common Threads Farm, Whatcom Farm to School, local restaurants, groceries, cafes, farmers and many sponsors.
