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July 02, 2009

Food Independence Day

FoodIndependenceDay_statueofliberty Americans are certainly good at one thing during national holidays: consumption —of all kinds—but particularly of food. This year, let's make it local.

This July 4, Kitchen Gardeners International, with support from IATP's Food and Society Fellows Program and other individuals passionate about about local food, are calling for a Food Independence Day. To date, more than 5,000 people have pledged to eat a meal made with local food. On the campaign's Web site, people can share details, photos and locations of their locally sourced meals.

Let's all fly our Food Independence Day flag high this Fourth of July.

—Ben Lilliston

Posted at 07:40 AM in Local Advantage |

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