Eat Local, Kalamazoo!

Join us for a week-long celebration of food local to Kalamazoo and southwest Michigan!

ATTENTION EAT LOCAL CHALLENGE PARTICPANTS:
Drop off your passport (your grid does NOT have to be completely filled) to one of the participating restaurants or markets (excluding the Kalamazoo Farmers' Market) through October 7 to claim your prize. Please remember to fill in your contact information and we will enter you in a raffle. Thanks for participating and enjoy your local food exploration as the seasons change!

Southwest Michigan is home to an incredible array of food and farming experts, perfectly suited ecosystems, and sophisticated eaters looking for good food they can feel good about. To celebrate this, we have invited Alisa Smith and J.B. MacKinnon, authors of PLENTY: One Man, One Woman, and a Raucous Year of Eating Locally and creators of the 100 Mile Diet to come to Kalamazoo and share their experience and insights. The week's events will include:

• 5th Annual Southwest Michigan Community Harvest Fest

• A forum with the authors on social justice issues at Kalamazoo College

• A reading and discussion at Kalamazoo Public Library

• A panel discussion on the economic impact of shopping locally

• and much more!

Eat Local, Kalamazoo! events.

Learn more about the Eat Local Challenge!

Check back regularly for updated information!

To find out how you can help with Eat Local, Kalamazoo!, to support Eat Local, Kalamazoo! financially, or for more information, please contact Seema Jolly.

This week of events is produced by a coalition composed of
Brakeman,
Food Dance,
Kalamazoo Public Library,
Kalamazoo College,
Kalamazoo Valley Museum,
Michigan Land Trustees,
Southwest Michigan Community Harvest Fest and
Fair Food Matters.

Our Projects and Partnerships

Eat Local, Kalamazoo!--September 23-28, events in celebration and exploration of local foods. Learn more....

Growing Matters Garden--An urban educational youth development gardening project. Learn more....

Future Chefs--A summer program for teens to learn to cook from scratch. Learn more....

Community Kitchen--Soon to be a place for individuals and organizations to process food for resale or public consumption. Learn more....

Farms-to-K College--A student group at Kalamazoo College interested in helping to bring more local food into their cafeteria. Learn more....

Southwest Michigan Community Harvest Fest--A celebration of local food, local farming, and sustainable living. Learn more....

Kalamazoo Area Food Systems Inventory--An assessment of the food system. Learn more....