Edible Austin Eat Local Week 2009—December 5-12
 
What is Edible Austin Eat Local Week?
Of course every week is "eat local week" in our book, but Eat Local Week, our winter fundraiser event, is an invitation to Central Texans to explore and celebrate the abundance of local food and to raise money for Urban Roots, a youth development program that uses sustainable agriculture as a means to transform the lives of young people and to increase the access of healthy food in Austin. 15 farm interns, ages 14-17, are hired to work from February to July, growing more than 22,000 lbs of produce every year—donating 40% of that to hunger relief and selling 60% at farmers' markets and farm stands run by the farm interns.
Edible Austin Eat Local Week will kick off on December 5 at the Austin Farmers’ Market with the City of Austin’s proclamation and with support from GO TEXAN and other Central Texas communities. Check our website to see a growing list of participating restaurants and markets, featuring locally-sourced entrées and locally-made products. A portion of these sales will go to our beneficiary, Urban Roots. Download an FAQ about how restaurants and markets can participate.
YOU—our readers and community—are invited to dine out, shop, attend our featured events, throw a dinner or cocktail party or simply make a home-cooked meal using local foods and beverages.
Thanks to our Sponsors
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Go to our Resources page for a list of what you can expect to find locally in season. And check out our Events page for details on all of the exciting special events happening through the week.
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