I love the idea of planting, growing and harvesting my own food. Because we have limited space at our home, we grow what we can in pots and always join a CSA for the summer (and sometimes winter) season. Knowing where your food comes from, the energy and effort spent planting and harvesting these items and how delicious they are when they are local and organic, makes eating your food a more meaningful experience. I wanted to share this experience with my own students and was excited when they had the idea to create school and community gardens for our town. We now share in the experience of planning, planting, caring for and harvesting our gardens every year. What's even more important, is that our cafeterias serve the produce that is grown right on our campus.

150
Food points
Food Challenge #5
Challenge Instructions
Tell a story of one of your favorite Vermont local food experiences.
Sometimes a person needs a story more than food to stay alive. - Barry Lopez
Get Started
Why?
Eating locally food is better for a whole heap of reasons, but it's not always easy. Sharing stories helps us build community, and gives us the chance to learn how to incorporate local food into our lives.
How?
- Pick a Food Category: Procuring/Growing/Eating/Sharing
- Check out our resource tips on the elements of a good story and why eating local is important.
- Tell YOUR story. Make it memorable, meaningful, funny, or moving. It should be one you want to tell - and one you'd want to hear.
Alternative
Haven't had a good local food experience? Have a chat with someone involved in the local food economy and get their story.
Resources
Other Plays
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Most of the food is bad for you.
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Our neighborhood likes to share gardens and produce. We share our asparagus, get golden berries... Read more
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I went to a taste testing at Coventry Elementary School. Staff from Green Mountain Farm to School... Read more
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A few years ago me and my dad started a garden. We planted carrets, tomatoes, and green beans.... Read more
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I think if we eat food we should composite and take care of it. that would help us.
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I love pizza because you can put eny thing on it
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My favorite story about local food is when we are about to cook dinner I walk out to the garden and... Read more
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My family has a garden and we grow veggies and eat them.
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I like pizzas much. Me and my friends like pizza. We love to go out and have fun.