Eat Local Challenge -- Coming Events

How Local can you go? Take the challenge September 5-15, 2008

The Viroqua Food Co-op is hosting an “Eat Local America” challenge, inviting you to try to consume 80% of your diet (or four out of every five meals) from food grown or produced locally. We are also participating in
the Wisconsin Eat Local Challenge, (sign up online at www.eatlocalwisconsin.com) challenging you to spend 10% of your food budget on local products for ten days.

Sign up for both and see! When you sign up at the Co-op, you’ll receive a scorecard for tracking, a free Eat Local button, and other local food info.

Join Valley Stewardship Network at the Community Harvest Dinner!

Saturday, September 6th 5:30-8:00pm
Viroqua High School

$6 per person - kids 3 & under free

Join the celebration of our region's bountiful harvest of local foods, local farmers and the state-wide Wisconsin Eat Local Challenge!

• Family-style meal prepared by local chefs

• Featuring Fresh Food produced by local farmers (grown or produced within 100 miles, or in Wisconsin)
• Entertainment by local musicians

• Prize Drawing to benefit local food pantries

***Tickets available at Village Market, Viroqua Farmers' Market, Viroqua Food Coop and Nelson Agricenter. Only 200 tickets will be sold, so get yours now!***

Volunteers Needed for Harvest Dinner! (free dinner ticket included)

kitchen help - morning or afternoon shifts

Event Set-up, Appetizer Serving 4pm-6pm (10 volunteers needed)

Dinner Serving, Event Tear-Down 6pm-9pm (15 volunteers needed)

Please give Jessica Luhning a call at Valley Stewardship Network at 637-3615 or email if you are interested in helping out!

Farm-to-School at the Back to School Night

Wednesday, August 27th, 5:00-8:00pm, at Viroqua Elementary School

•"Ratatouille" movie screening
• Ratatouille tasting with Chef Monique Hooker
• Learn about the New Farm-to-School Program and how to get local foods into our school lunches!

download poster for Community Harvest Dinner and Farm-to-School

***The Community Harvest Dinner is sponsored by VSN Food & Farm Initiative and Viroqua Food Co-op.***