Local Celebration At Louisville Alfalfa's

This Saturday, the 11th, the Alfalfa's in Louisville will celebrate all things local with a Lovin' the Local Fair from 4 to 6 pm. They say: "Come meet some of our favorite LOCAL vendors and learn their stories. These folks are passionate and devoted to creating amazing products that you will love to taste. FREE samples all throughout the store."

Reminder Re Local Dinner Thursday

I posted about this quite some time ago, since it sounded so appealing, being local, gluten-free, and inexpensive, to boot.  Don't know if they've maxed out their registration yet, but here's a reminder about the Local Dinner happening at the Pearl Street Whole Foods this Thursday.

LOCAL Dinner with Steph & Dana   

Thursday, August 15th           

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
West Patio , $10 Donation | Register at http://www.eventbrite.com/event/7491038899

Join Healthy Eating Specialist Steph and Cooking Coach Dana on the West Patio for a four-course dinner, celebrating our favorite local items. All courses will be made without gluten ingredients. Register at: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/7491038899

Local Tour Tomorrow

The Pearl Street Whole Foods will be doing a free tour at noon tomorrow to highlight healthy local foods.  Here are the details from them:

Local & Healthy Tour

 

Tuesday, August 13th

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Store-Wide, Free

Join our Healthy Eating Specialist Steph as she points out her favorite local items on this store tour. All participants will leave with a free local item! Email boulderevents@wholefoods.com

Ice Cream Social Saturday

This Saturday will be the last of the July "local throwdowns" that the Pearl Street Whole Foods has been hosting, and it promises to be a good one.  In these throwdowns, you get to taste local products and vote for your favorite, so what could be better for the end of July than an ice cream social?  Here are the details from them:

Local Throwdown           

Saturday, July 27th           

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Store-Wide, Free

This summer, we are celebrating our commitment to LOCAL. Every Saturday, we will host a competition amongst some of our favorite local vendors. You be the judge - come taste and vote for your favorite!

July Themes 
6 - Popcorn
13 - Bakery
20 - Salsa
27 - Ice Cream Social 

Local Tour At Pearl WFM

This Wednesday, the Pearl Street Whole Foods will host a Local Tour with Steph at noon.  Here are the details from them:

Local Tour with Steph

Wednesday, July 24th

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Store-Wide , Free

Our Healthy Eating Specialist Steph hosts a tour showcasing our healthy, local producers and ingredients. Email boulderevents@wholefoods.com to sign up!

Local Road Show Sunday In Superior

The Whole Foods in Superior will host a Local Road Show this Sunday starting at noon.  Probably a good time to use that BOGO coupon for local products (see the post below).  Here are the details from them:

Local Road Show         

Sunday, July 21st

12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Superior Whole Foods Market -Front of store and Outdoor patio, Lunch $5.00

Join us for our annual Local Road Show. Come meet and chat with our Local vendors, enjoy their samples. We will be offering a smoked beef brisket [smoked by Local restaurant Waterloo], grilled corn and grilled peaches with ice cream and a drink all for only $5.00. Enjoy great food, listening to a Local band, kids’ activities, watermelon eating contest and more!

Popcorn Throwdown Tomorrow

The Pearl Street Whole Foods is highlighting local vendors with a throwdown every Saturday this summer.  Here's what's up for this tomorrow, along with a list of themes for the rest of the month. 
Local Throwdown

Saturday, July 6th
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Store-Wide, Free

This summer, we are celebrating our commitment to LOCAL. Every Saturday, we will host a competition amongst some of our favorite local vendors. You be the judge - come taste and vote for your favorite!

July Themes

6 - Popcorn
13 - Bakery
20 - Salsa
27 - Ice Cream Social

Food Video Worth Watching

Many thanks to my friend Ms. J for passing along an excellent short video called Roger Doiron: My Subversive (Garden) Plot. It captures so many important points about food, while entertaining you the whole way. The 15 second histories of gastronomy are not to be missed.

Shop Small, Shop Local

So today is Shop Small Saturday is support of local businesses, much more to my liking than any Black Friday madness. From a food point of view, I guess that could mean supporting our local farmers and food shops, something that's a good idea year round. It's ironic that Shop Small Saturday falls on the first Saturday without our Boulder Farmers' Market, but you can still look for local farms in our stores, or head out to the Cure Organic Farm store, which should still be open this weekend, according to their website. Shop local!

Local Food Goes REALLY Local

There's a new player on the Boulder farm stand scene, and this one takes local to a new level. Check out the handsome "Local Food" stand at 1005 Cherryvale Road (Cherryvale is between 55th and 75th Streets, and the stand is between Arapahoe and Baseline). The stand offers food grown in nearby gardens and mini-farms. While sometimes unattended on the honor system (yay - there is still honor in Boulder!), I managed to catch someone a few days ago who told me that all the produce is organically grown, although it is of course uncertified, coming from gardens within a few blocks of the stand. I'll hopefully have time to get more information on this cool concept shortly.