Challenge: Think Global, Live Local
Through building my professional network, I have gained a personal friend — Melanie Kosaka, creator and founder of culinary website, Share Your Table. The team effort of Melanie, and local blogger, writer, and everyone’s favorite pushy Chinee broad Melissa Chang; I have been discovering my inner foodie. It’s obvious that I love to eat, but being a foodie is also about appreciating the process and creativity involved in before plating (and eventually devouring).
Share Your Table recently hosted, “Think Global, Live Local“ at the Whole Foods in Kahala Mall Center that focused on educating the local community in living an organic and sustainable lifestyle through grower appearances and demos by some of Hawaii’s most famous chefs.
SYT issued a challenge to all of Hawaii residents to spend 10% of their budget on locally produced products. To better understand some facts behind this challenge, SYT produced “Why Eat Local” video. After watching it, it inspired both Lilinoe and I to commit to this challenge.
Beginning today we have commited to spending 10% of our budget on locally grown and produced items for the next 90-days and then evaluate our experience. To accomplish these things, we are using the following resources:
- Share Your Table — Recipes, educational videos, demos.
- People’s Open Market — Local farmer’s markets throughout Oahu.
- Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation — Farmer’s markets (including other islands), events.
- Kokua Market — Locally produced products.
- Kanu Hawaii — Making an individual commitment for the betterment of the community.
- All the top Green News — A collection of sites and blogs reporting all of the top green news.
And, the biggest resource is you our community, what are you suggestions to helping us achieve this goal? Are you too willing to make this commitment in your town?
