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Eating food in groups is a vital social experience. To share in the joys of a good meal, cooked with care and skill, and garnished with loving attention brings people together. It’s a great excuse to get your friends and family together, too. What social event is really complete without a hearty meal? Well, here’s a suggestion to spruce up your next get-together, with an eco twist. Throw a local foods<\/a> potluck!<\/p>\n

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Perhaps you’ve never had the fortune to attend a potluck before. Basically, it’s an event where each person brings a dish to contribute to the whole group. It’s usually unplanned, so you never know what the full meal will entail. It’s a great way to get people involved in contributing to an event. But instead of just any old potluck, why not make it interesting?<\/p>\n

Think Local for Your Next Potluck Meal<\/h2>\n

Challenge your friends and families to a local food potluck. Encourage that all guests bring a dish that features local, seasonal foods, with as few imported ingredients as possible. Inspire your friends to be creative: suggest that guests peruse farmers markets for fresh organic ingredients. What would a menu look like that only featured local, seasonal produce, cheeses, meats, and beverages? More importantly, how would it taste?<\/p>\n

When guests present their food at the potluck, ask them what the ingredients are and where they are from. How many food miles<\/a> have guests’ dishes traveled? It’s a great way to get people excited about supporting and eating local foods if they can participate in an event where they can be creative about cooking with fresh, seasonal ingredients.<\/p>\n

Try it out! Next time you want to get together with your friends, suggest a local foods potluck challenge!<\/p>\n

Want to hold your local food potluck outside? Get your yard ready with a <\/em>manual lawn mower<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>recycled patio furniture<\/em><\/a>,and <\/em>solar garden lights<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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