2012 BUY LOCAL CHALLENGE: July 21 thru 29

The idea is that you pledge to eat at least one thing from a local farm every day the week of the challenge, which is so not hard! To whet your appetite, do you know what is in season in Maryland in July? Most of the good food of summer! Silver Queen Corn, Red Haven and White Lady Peaches, Tomatoes, Blackberries, Cherries, Melons, Beans, Squash,  oh so many good things.

I know,  it’s early March now and it’s cold and not really picnic table-splinter-in-your-fanny season yet but isn’t it nice to think about the crabfeasts and cookouts we’ll be able to have on those sultry July nights? Just chill out (ok, around here “chill’ is more a state of mind in late July), roll the newspapers out on the picnic table and chow down…  omg I can hardly wait!

The  Buy Local Challenge is a program run by the Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission (SMADC). The challenge happens the last full week of July so this year it is the 21st thru the 29th.