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important - and delicious - step s toward he althful e ating,

helping the environment, and supporting local farmers.

Ready to try it out?

Steps1. Explore the benefits and challenges of going local2. Find your localfood sources3. Cook a simple dish showcasing local ingredients4. Make a recipe with loca! ingredients5. Try a local cooking challenge

PttrposeWhen t've earned this badge, !'!l know how to prepare a mea! ofseasonal and locally grown dishes.

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ffi Explore the benefits and.ffi challenges of going localtn this badge, your challenge is to cook with local foods. tn theindustrial food chain,thetypical food travelsl,5OO miles beforebeing eaten. ln a local food chain, the number of miles betweenwhere food is grown and where it's eaten ("food miles") is muchlower. But how far can a food travel and still be "local"?

tn this step, find out howothers define local-and whygoing localmight be important tothem. Afteryour interview, trade informedideas withyour Seniorfriends aboutthe benefits and challengesof being a locavore. End the step by expressing your opinion aboutwhat's local and why it matters-perhaps in an article, collage, orshort presentation.

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n lnterview someone who cooks. This might be an amateur or professional

chef, a restaurant worker, or a neighbor who loves to cook. How do they

address the loca1 question in their kitchens?

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tr lnterviewsomeoneinthefooddeliverychain.It couldbe afarmer,

transportation worker, or grocery store manager. How far does the farmer's

food travel to reach a table? Where does the grocery store source its produce?

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n Canvas your friends and family. Make a survey of at least five questions

to give in person or online (there are many free and simple survey

websites). You might ask: "Where have you heard the word locavore, and

what does it mean to you?", "Do you get any produce or meat from a local

farm?", "Have you ever tried to buy local-how easy or hard was it?"

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Blind Taste Test! Choose

three fruits or vegetables,

such as tomatoes, carrots,

strawberries, or apples, and

eompare the taste of a loeallygrown vension and one frorr"l

farther away. Each sample

should be at the same statecf ripeness. Biindfold your

friend, give her the samples,

and ask her to describe thetexture and taste of each.

Then switel'l r"oles. Which doyou think tasted best?

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You may be able to find local foods at your glrocery store, health foodstore, or farmers' market. Or you might be close to a farm or live in a

community with the option to invest in a box of seasonal farm foodsevery month. Explore what the loca! options are in your area.

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n Create a food calendar showing when 1O foods are in season. It could

be as simple as a list of months and food that grows in your area at thattime, or you could decorate a monthly calendar with drawings. Find local

sources for the foods you choose and include them on your calendar.

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n Drawyourfood-radius map. Get a map of your area, and draw a circle

that will encompass the radius you consider local, be it 5 or roo miles. Now

find ro sources (farms, orchards, dairies, ranches) in your radius, and label

them on your map.

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tr Choose 1O foods in your house and find local equivalents. Select ro

foods you buy regularly-maybe eggs, cheese, lettuce, or fruit. Does your

family purchase them from local sources? If not, make a list of places to get

these foods or alternatives from local sources.

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Here are some "local" activities

girls did to earn two of the

first Girl Scout badges:

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Know howto do

general dairy

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cleaning pans,

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know how to feed, kill,and dress poultry.

Farmer; Incubating chickens,

feeding and rearing

chickens under

hens. Storing

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hiving, and use of artifi.cial

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="g"F showcas:ng local ingrediemtsLocavores often praise the fresh flavors of local ingredients-when a tomato sauce reallytastes liketomatoes should, or anapple tart radiates the essence of apple. Try a recipe in one ofthese categories to showcase local ingredients.

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X Make two different dishes that showcase the same ingredient. For

example, you could make a carrot coleslaw and carrot juice, strawberry

soup and a strawberry smoothie, a raspberry coulis (a French word for

sauce!) and a raspberry tart, or tomato sauce and tomato salsa.

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n Create two salads with at least three ingredients each. What about a

kale, carrot, and beet coleslaw (with a vinaigrette from local grapes!) and

a mixed-Iettuces salad? Or a colorful fruit salad and apanzanella (Italian

bread salad) with local bread, tomatoes, and basil could be fun. Herbs count

as ingredients!

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Create a simple, local-ingredients meal. This could be a pasta primavera

with different local veggies, a chicken stew with local chicken and herbs, or

a simple meat loaf with local ground meat and mashed potatoes.

Sox Moae :ri*;l{: Make a dessert to go with it-perhaps a local pear tart or

baked apple!

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TIPe During this step, notice the look, smells, and flavors of your

ingredients. What do you like about them? How does your dish taste?

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n Tatk to a chef who specializes in locally grown foods. Check out

restaurants, caf6s, or delis in your area that serve locally Srown dishes. Ask

one of the chefs to share a recipe. (Learning where they source it would

be useful, as well. Some chefs include this information on their menu or

website.)

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tr Make a recipe locat. Pick your favorite recipe from a friend or family

member. If you love pepperoni pizza,maybe you can find local cheese,

pepperoni, and tomatoes. If your grandmother has a fantastic recipe for

moussaka, use local eggplants, tomatoes, and ground meat.

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n Talk to someone who knows local foods. You might ask a community

gardener, farmer, or staff of a store that stocks local foods. The people who

know the ingredients best often have great recipes to recommend.

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bread with loca1 eggs and flour, or yogurt, cheese, or ice cream with locai

dairy. Then create a dish around that ingredient. For instance, pasta from

scratch with locat tomato sauce, or homemade bread with iocal jam.

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Pretend you're a Girl Scout from 1920' Find out what foods can be

canned, dehydrated, or repurposed. This way, you can keep it 1ocal all

year, even in the dead of winter. Then try pickling, making jams or jellies,

drying fruit, or making applesauce and appie butter. To learn about

safe preserving techniques, go to the National Center for Home Food

Preservation. (Girls canned to earn their Canner badge in rgzo and their

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