It's GOING LOCAL WEEK 2009!

It's GOING LOCAL WEEK 2009. Time to focus on the abundance of Indiana local food and recognize the work of our local food producers.

The objectives of GOING LOCAL WEEK are to:

·         Create an appreciation for the abundance and diversity of the Indiana food shed.

·         Make Indiana citizens more aware of the availability of local foods in their own communities.

·         Provide support and recognition for Indiana
a local food producers.

·         Increase Indiana residents’ consumption of locally grown/produced foods in a long term effort to encourage them to regularly purchase more locally produced items for their weekly meals so that eating of Indiana locally grown and produced foods will become the norm, not a novelty at Hoosier dinner tables across the state.

Everyone in Indiana is asked to celebrate the week by eating one local food at each meal. For events in your community check out the site's GOING LOCAL WEEK page.

Many thanks go to the GOING LOCAL WEEK 2009 planning committee for helping to promote the week and their continual work throughout the year in promoting Indiana food and our great local food producers. The committee members for 2009 are:

Brian Blackford, Development Director, Indiana Department of Tourism, www.VisitIndiana.com

Daina Chamness, Pie Lady, Daina’s Petite Pies, www.dainaspetitepies.com

Brad Clinehens, Economic & Community Development Educator, Purdue Extension, Lake County, http://www.ces.purdue.edu/lake

Thom England, Culinary Arts Instructor, IVY Tech Culinary Program and Slow Food Indy, www.ivytech.edu

Eric Freeman, Project Manager, Indiana Artisan Program, www.in.gov/indianaartisan
Ben Hastil, Undergraduate Student, Earlham College

Todd Jameson, Balanced Harvest Farm and Slow Food Indy, www.balancedharvest.com

Kris Parker, Economic & Community Development Educator, Purdue Extension, Porter County, www.extension.purdue.edu

Jeanette Renshaw, Undergraduate Student, DePauw University
Ann Schmelzer, Program Manager for Regional Development,  Indiana Department of Agriculture, www.in.gov/isda  

Sarah Yeager, Education and Training Director, Building Better Communities at Ball State University, http://cms.bsu.edu/About/AdministrativeOffices/BBC