local bite mini challenge

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If we were having coffee…

If we were having coffee…

If we were having coffee, I'd greet you with a big hug and thank you for joining me today! We'd settle in for a nice cuppa in the orchard by the acequia and watch the sun dance on the tree tops for a bit before diving into a gentle chat. If we were having coffee, I'd ask how you've been…
May 29, 2016
Local Bite Mini Challenge – Make a Plan

Local Bite Mini Challenge – Make a Plan

Welcome to Week 14 of our Local Bite Challenge and our 14th Mini Challenge!  Can you believe we've intentionally eaten as locally as possible for almost 100 days?! We've eaten one local item that was new to us, sown some seeds, prepared one fully local meal, and enjoyed Restaurant Week! We've researched U Pick Farms, swapped one non-food item, investigated local Community Supported Agriculture opportunities, and looked…
July 14, 2014
Local Bite Mini Challenge ::: Week Thirteen ::: Preserve

Local Bite Mini Challenge ::: Week Thirteen ::: Preserve

Welcome to our Thirteenth Local Bite Mini Challenge! Can you believe that it's already been 13 weeks?!  How are you doing with your personal challenge to  increase your local eating habits?  Are you feeling great?  Confident in your ability to eat locally on a regular basis?  I sure hope so and know I am! Speaking of which, onto this weeks challenge!…
July 7, 2014
Local Bite Mini Challenge ::: Week Eleven ::: Use It Up!

Local Bite Mini Challenge ::: Week Eleven ::: Use It Up!

Welcome to our Eleventh Local Bite Mini Challenge! How did last weeks challenge go?  Did you enjoy a tasty, local beverage?  I sure hope so! Alright, onto this weeks challenge!  Your challenge this week is to use all of an item in your cooking.  For example, if you're planning to cook chicken this week, plan on using the whole chicken...so if…
June 23, 2014
Local Bite Mini Challenge ::: Week Ten ::: Swap One Beverage

Local Bite Mini Challenge ::: Week Ten ::: Swap One Beverage

Welcome to our tenth Local Bite Mini Challenge! Can you believe we've been at this for 2 1/2 months?  Amazing, right?! Up until now we’ve focused mostly on food items, but there's no way I could leave out one of my favorite things ever: Beverages!! So, your challenge this week is to swap out one beverage that you drink often or…
June 16, 2014
Local Bite Mini Challenge ::: Week Nine ::: Food Origins

Local Bite Mini Challenge ::: Week Nine ::: Food Origins

Welcome to our ninth Local Bite Mini Challenge! This week we are focusing on Food Origins. By now, we've all heard the statistic that the average meal in the U.S. travels an average of 1500 miles from farm to table (please enlighten me if you have the stats for your own country).  This fact is incredibly sobering to me and was…
June 9, 2014