Boise City Club - "Local Foods"

On Tuesday, 20 July, Robin and I went to the City Club of Boise to listen to a program about Local Foods. Such a great program and it complimented the PBS program on Outdoor Idaho, Local Food. The panel consisted of Janie Burns, from Meadowlark Farms and Dave Krick, from the Red Feather Lounge and the Bittercreek Alehouse in Boise. The moderator was Marsha Franklin of Dialog on IPTV - Idaho Public Television.







Some very interesting points were brought our during the discussion:

95% of the food in Idaho is imported from other places. We only eat 5% of the foods grown locally in Idaho.The 20/20 Program. By 2020 in Idaho try to eat 20% locally grown foods2011 will be the Year of Idaho FoodCities in the US that have Directors of Food (There are others)BaltimoreNew York CitySalt Lake City
Other points that were brought out so far as what we, as citizens, can do:
Grow somethingTeach a child to grow somethingBuy local foodPatronize local restaurants that use locally grown foodsRed Feather LoungeLe Cafe de ParisBrick 29Cafe Vincino Cottonwood GrilleStart a compostStart a garden - even a small one (Robin and I have utilized the alley)Subscribe to community gardens - CSA's (We do)The Menu for the luncheon is to the right. It's All Local!!It was an exciting and very informative program.