Well Locavores, this is it! The final push! After months of struggling to eat local foods and grow my own food, I have come to the final days of my journey. It has been a long yet very satisfying semester and I am ready to share my overall experience with you! So, since we last chatted, I have eaten more LoYo (of course) bought and eaten some delicious eggs, apple butter, cookies, fruits, and veggies from the two local farmer's markets, and tended to the plants in the community garden. It as been busy, but so fun exploring the world of gardening and local farmer's produce!
Tomorrow is the big day, the day I feed my class a local meal! So I spent all afternoon with my partner, Byron, cooking and preparing some awesome food! Here is the menu!
Herbed Pan-Seared Chicken
-local chicken from the Elon Community Farmer's Market
-rosemary, lemon thyme, and green onions from our garden
-butter lettuce decoration from the Elon Community Farmer's Market
Chicken Salad w/ Green Onions
-local chicken from the Elon Community Farmer's Market
-Duke Mayonnaise
-green onions from the garden
-butter lettuce decoration from the Elon Community Farmer's Market
Deviled and Hard-Boiled Eggs
-1 1/2 dozen eggs from the Elon Community Farmers Market
-Duke Mayonnaise
-butter lettuce decoration from the Elon Community Farmer's Market
Fruit Salad
-fresh picked strawberries from a local farm
-peaches from the Burlington Farmer's Market
Traditional Salad
-romaine and salad bowl lettuce from our garden
-radishes and onions from our garden
-tomatoes from the Burlington Farmer's Market
Here are some photos from the food we made today and the ingredients we used!
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| These are the fresh picked strawberries we used in the Strawberry Peach salad. YUM! |
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| The Herbed Chicken ready to serve! |
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| Deviled Eggs, made from fresh local eggs! |
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| Chicken Salad made with green onions we grew in the community garden! |
Well that's all Locavores! Wish me luck tomorrow when I serve this yummy looking food to my class and while I try my hardest to stay local this summer! Happy local eating!
