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March 2008 
Boulder County has a New Eat Local Resource Guide
Posted on Dec 11th, 2007
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Boulder Community
Boulder Community
from Eat Local Guide
The Guide is the result of months of effort by many people. It was originally inspired by the Eat Local Food Map produced as part of the Ft. Collins Be Local Coupon Book published last September, the inspiration of Gailmarie Kimmel of the Rocky Mountain Sustainable Living Association. When we saw that map, we knew instantly that we needed to create something similar for Boulder County.
A team of Boulder Valley Relocalization volunteers ("foodies" to the core) jumped in to do the initial legwork. We quickly found that no comprehensive lists of growers and other food sources had ever been developed here, and went to work contacting farmers and restaurateurs directly to get their information. It became an overwhelming task, and the list grew to immense proportions-way too many sources to fit on a map! That ultimately led to our decision to publish the list in a magazine format. An EAT LOCAL! website will soon follow (www.eatlocalguide.com).
There were many unexpected challenges we encountered along the way. For instance, how could we tell whether a restaurant was really serving locally-grown produce? How much of their food had to be local to include them in the list? To help make the tough decisions, we asked chefs to tell us what growers they bought their produce from. And we coordinated with the Boulder County Farmers' Market "Restaurant Fresh Connection" program to find out which restaurants were actually acknowledged by growers and got their "farm vote."
It's inevitable that we've left some sources off the list who should be here and have included others who might be questionable. And that's part of why this is the "fall preview edition." We know that the first annual edition, which we plan to publish in early spring, will naturally be more comprehensive and accurate. For that, we depend on your feedback. If you know of someone who should be listed in the guide, please email us (info@bouldergoinglocal.com).
--Michael Brownlee, publisher
Boulder County Going Local
Check out the Eat Local Guide
The Guide is the result of months of effort by many people. It was originally inspired by the Eat Local Food Map produced as part of the Ft. Collins Be Local Coupon Book published last September, the inspiration of Gailmarie Kimmel of the Rocky Mountain Sustainable Living Association. When we saw that map, we knew instantly that we needed to create something similar for Boulder County.
A team of Boulder Valley Relocalization volunteers ("foodies" to the core) jumped in to do the initial legwork. We quickly found that no comprehensive lists of growers and other food sources had ever been developed here, and went to work contacting farmers and restaurateurs directly to get their information. It became an overwhelming task, and the list grew to immense proportions-way too many sources to fit on a map! That ultimately led to our decision to publish the list in a magazine format. An EAT LOCAL! website will soon follow (www.eatlocalguide.com).
There were many unexpected challenges we encountered along the way. For instance, how could we tell whether a restaurant was really serving locally-grown produce? How much of their food had to be local to include them in the list? To help make the tough decisions, we asked chefs to tell us what growers they bought their produce from. And we coordinated with the Boulder County Farmers' Market "Restaurant Fresh Connection" program to find out which restaurants were actually acknowledged by growers and got their "farm vote."
It's inevitable that we've left some sources off the list who should be here and have included others who might be questionable. And that's part of why this is the "fall preview edition." We know that the first annual edition, which we plan to publish in early spring, will naturally be more comprehensive and accurate. For that, we depend on your feedback. If you know of someone who should be listed in the guide, please email us (info@bouldergoinglocal.com).
--Michael Brownlee, publisher
Boulder County Going Local
Check out the Eat Local Guide
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