Events aim to focus attention on locally grown foods

[bananas]

Lots of good info in this article.

http://nctimes.com/articles/2006/07/25/food/16_53_067_19_06.txt

Events aim to focus attention on locally grown foods

By: GARY WARTH - Staff Writer

Buying local produce saves fuel, stimulates the regional economy and helps maintain a sustainable food supply, but growers say there is one other benefit for consumers.

It just tastes better.

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The taste challenge will be 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. July 31 at Horton Plaza in San Diego and is one of several activities that week associated with the national event Eat In, Act Out from July 31 to Aug. 6.

During the week, people across the nation are asked to eat local foods prepared at home and to speak up and take action to change the food system and support local growers.

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On the Web

http://www.sandiegoroots.org/index.html

[phantom power]

1. AZ has an "AZ chain reaction" program that promotes local businesses.

I don't know much about it, but I assume it includes local produce. Which in a few years may be confined to prickly pear fruit after the water runs out.

[NNadir]

2. How does one prepare prickly pear fruit?

[bananas]

3. Try saying that ten times fast. nt

[phantom power]

5. I think you boil the spines off. I've seen prickly pear jelly.

[Dead_Parrot]

7. IIRC...

You need to use your claws, not your paws.

[Nihil]

8. But ...

... you don't need to use the claw when you pick the fruit of big pawpaw!

[kestrel91316]

4. Mesquite beans and tepary beans, too. And don't forget nopalitos.

[phantom power]

6. Mmmmm. Nopalitos....

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