As part of its EAT LOCAL! program to help relocalize food and farming in Boulder County, Transition Colorado, has just published the second edition of Boulder County's EAT LOCAL! Resource Guide and Directory. 

While the guide is specific to Boulder County, Colorado, it is a great model of a project that embodies part of what Transition is all about. The Eat Local! program supports the building of a resilient local food system and a more interconnected local community.

In addition to informative and inspiring content, the 36-page Guide provides free listings of local food producers and CSAs (dairy and eggs; herbs and flowers; honey; meat and fish; plants, seeds and supplies; produce; water; wine and mead) and local food supporters (farmers' markets, gardens, grocers and retailers, organizations and community services, Permaculture design and training, restaurants and caterers, and schools).

The organization simultaneously launched an online version of the Guide, at www.EatLocalGuide.com. In addition to a continually-updated directory of local food sources and supporters, site visitors will be treated to a steady diet of articles about local food and farming, and the importance of rebuilding their local foodshed.

The main focus of the 2010 EAT LOCAL! campaign is a 10% Local Food Shift Challenge and Pledge, encouraging Boulder County citizens, restaurants, government agencies and institutions to shift at least ten percent of their food budget to locally-grown food. Since county residents spend more than $665 million on food each year, achieving a ten percent shift would be a tremendous boost to the local economy!

The first edition of the EAT LOCAL! Guide was featured in Local Food: How to Make It Happen in Your Community, by Rob Hopkins and Tamzin Pinkerton. Production of the Guide is partially funded by the Boulder County government under its economic development program.

For more information, contact Michael Brownlee, editor and publisher, michael@TransitionColorado.org. Visit www.TransitionColorado.org.

Additional links:

The 10-Year EAT LOCAL! Campaign

Why Eat Local?

The Campaign to Date

Mission & Goals

Year 4: 2010

Ongoing Campaign Elements