tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12495433902951103412024-02-07T11:04:54.705-08:00Locavore Lite 2010A project to increase the use and appreciation of local food, and to decrease global warming.FxMedChirohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01461169558923984444noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249543390295110341.post-83548070296747662010-04-30T19:06:00.000-07:002010-04-30T19:06:19.036-07:00Sidecar Restaurant Local-Food Dinner – All Aboard!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3-cEEalNWnHogOXUEp7PkbOIGo4gESlob0L9bY61PDss_F6LFWH0kC38OTIQsLB2WSAfnEhiZG3I8hf3Tn3xpsYuYFOquwUP-uzNRhq1dKzC6pLeKCLemm8FbESV9PsYUC11TfqYVWyk/s1600/Tim+Kilcoyne.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3-cEEalNWnHogOXUEp7PkbOIGo4gESlob0L9bY61PDss_F6LFWH0kC38OTIQsLB2WSAfnEhiZG3I8hf3Tn3xpsYuYFOquwUP-uzNRhq1dKzC6pLeKCLemm8FbESV9PsYUC11TfqYVWyk/s320/Tim+Kilcoyne.jpg" /></a></div><br />
First, let me tell you why this dinner and this movement are so important. Few things are making America more sick than the food that we eat. Local food, by any definition, is healthier that the processed and long-distance-shipped food that Americans live on. Secondly, industrial farming, which feeds most of America, is an unhealthy system. If you question that, watch the film, Food Inc. Locally grown food tends to be grown in a more sustainable manner. And it is always good, when possible, to know your farmer. Now, the dinner ....<br />
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This <b>Thursday, May 6, 2010 between 5 and 9pm</b> <a href="http://www.thesidecarrestaurant.com/">Chef Tim Kilcoyne</a> and his team will host a Locavore Light 2010-inspired all local dinner! That means all ingredients used (except for the salt) will be sourced from within a 100 mile radius of Ventura! The cost will be $55 per person which will include wine, or $45 per person without wine. Reservations are highly recommended as space is limited. Please call 805-653-7433 or make reservations from our website at <a href="http://www.thesidecarrestaurant.com/">www.thesidecarrestaurant.com</a> <br />
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<b>Menu:</b><br />
For the table- Breakfast radishes with radish top"butter" and tangerine pickled beets<br />
First course- Salad of local greens, english peas, shaved fennel, avocado, meyer lemon vinaigrette<br />
Second course- Mushroom ragu filled cabbage, fennel frond-garlic vinaigrette<br />
Third course- Grilled cauliflower "steak", crushed potatoes, braised greens, caramelized onion bbq sauce<br />
Fourth course- Strawberries, blood oranges, pistachios, lavender-honey syrup<br />
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<b>This dinner is the third in a series</b> of all-local-food restaurant meals in Ventura County in 2010! Come join us for dinner and support our local farmers and local agriculture!!!<br />
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<b>Come meet special guests for the evening;</b><br />
John Krist, CEO Ventura County Farm Bureau<br />
Kristofer and Joanne Young, cofounders of Locavore Lite 2010FxMedChirohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01461169558923984444noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249543390295110341.post-17519229223978836662010-03-29T16:26:00.000-07:002010-03-29T16:26:28.279-07:00County Agricultural Commissioner to Attend Historic Local-Food Meal at Main Course California<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJJwqs19ogijQuQuI4YjEUQ1YwIPs9AM9WhuDpjZpNxToCuRoc8Hpwp_L-JVzSXwqXsnhwLtNqjMlAFRzluTKSJ00ehSz34Dd35lzAsQapk-Rd9cmJHobuZUEGcQKGldpCMGIXQWEWUP8/s1600/rachelmain.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJJwqs19ogijQuQuI4YjEUQ1YwIPs9AM9WhuDpjZpNxToCuRoc8Hpwp_L-JVzSXwqXsnhwLtNqjMlAFRzluTKSJ00ehSz34Dd35lzAsQapk-Rd9cmJHobuZUEGcQKGldpCMGIXQWEWUP8/s320/rachelmain.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.maincoursecalifornia.com/page/Bistro">Main Course California</a>, of Ventura, presents an “All Local Dinner, featuring the best our local Ranchers and Farmers are growing, & Wines from our Backyard” on <span style="color: red;">Thursday, April 8th at 6pm.</span><br />
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Guided by the culinary trifecta of local, seasonal and fresh, and inspired by Ventura County’s <a href="http://locavorelite2010.webs.com/">Locavore Lite 2010</a>, co-owners, Robert Jacobi and Rachel Main will offer the first all-local-food restaurant meal in Ventura City history.<br />
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Special guests for the evening include <a href="http://portal.countyofventura.org/portal/page/portal/AgCommissioner">Ventura County Agricultural Commissioner, Henry Gonzales</a> and his wife, and Kristofer and Joanne Young, co-founders of <a href="http://locavorelite2010.webs.com/">Locavore Lite 2010</a>.<br />
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View the menu for this sumptuous local-food and wine tasting at:<br />
<a href="http://www.maincoursecalifornia.com/userfiles/files/April_8th_Locavore_Dinner.pdf%20%20">http://www.maincoursecalifornia.com/userfiles/files/April_8th_Locavore_Dinner.pdf </a><br />
and make your reservations as soon as possible as <span style="color: red;">seating is limited. Call 658-8900.</span>FxMedChirohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01461169558923984444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249543390295110341.post-58829448770448991322010-03-18T17:42:00.000-07:002010-03-18T17:42:41.089-07:00Locavore Lite 2010 Update March 18, 2010<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJi8UalbTpQTD1f55zQ2pQDamGnNmZBPB7uc_ke3KeKFSphJrsHwEHnz2SVoVnAfUDJWA0yv02gZGcOg008BlaVPcM3XF1aRg_3_XW3WGZdDx6aWh08lZCh9OJknH4sCDOf1BWF7rna-M/s1600-h/Reso+Eat+Local+One+Year+Projectsm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJi8UalbTpQTD1f55zQ2pQDamGnNmZBPB7uc_ke3KeKFSphJrsHwEHnz2SVoVnAfUDJWA0yv02gZGcOg008BlaVPcM3XF1aRg_3_XW3WGZdDx6aWh08lZCh9OJknH4sCDOf1BWF7rna-M/s320/Reso+Eat+Local+One+Year+Projectsm.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Here is some of what is happening in the Locavore Lite 2010 world in Ventura County.<br />
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Current Locavore Restaurant Meals that are scheduled:<br />
March 20th – The Farmer & the Cook in Ojai<br />
April 8th – Main Course California in Ventura<br />
May 6th – The Sidecar Restaurant in Ventura<br />
September 16th – The Sidecar Restaurant in Ventura<br />
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Presentations on Locavore Lite 2010 by Kristofer and Joanne Young:<br />
April 18th – Unitarian Universalist Church of Ventura<br />
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Community Leaders who are Participants in Locavore Lite 2010<br />
http://locavorelite2010.webs.com/apps/forums/topics/show/2290212-community-leaders-as-of-march-18-2010<br />
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Please consider hosting an all-local-food potluck.<br />
Please consider inviting a community leader to participate in Locavore Lite 2010.<br />
Please consider inviting a local restaurant to offer one all-local-food meal in 2010.<br />
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Thank you!<br />
Kristofer Young, DCFxMedChirohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01461169558923984444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249543390295110341.post-84362389216558151972010-03-12T17:26:00.000-08:002010-03-12T17:30:11.280-08:00Historic First Locavore Meal at Ventura County Restaurant<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwPTkPzmTx5BHR18GsBlZZs2ihtjCRbkRZl3tWbHPPdyDUdZbxoEwRc7ykNqnDFjUllv0GjJwMY9p2fRrMxe4Cn3Yq2PrfIvFsKU7FFXNz-5EDcrKYcCxv_ozd-1rAWygtiY7WQinpQrE/s1600-h/Olivia.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwPTkPzmTx5BHR18GsBlZZs2ihtjCRbkRZl3tWbHPPdyDUdZbxoEwRc7ykNqnDFjUllv0GjJwMY9p2fRrMxe4Cn3Yq2PrfIvFsKU7FFXNz-5EDcrKYcCxv_ozd-1rAWygtiY7WQinpQrE/s320/Olivia.JPG" /></a></div><br />
The Farmer & the Cook, an organic cafe, market and farm in Ojai, CA, in association with Locavore Lite 2010, will host a <b><i><span style="color: red;">Ventura County historic first all-local-food restaurant meal</span></i></b> at 6:30 PM on Saturday the 20th.<br />
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All media welcome! This story of current pioneers of Ventura County Agriculture is hot.<br />
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Press inquiries to: Steve Sprinkel @ <a href="mailto:farmerandcook@gmail.com">farmerandcook@gmail.com</a> <br />
Kristofer Young @ <a href="mailto:kychiro@pacbell.net">kychiro@pacbell.net</a> or 798-1858<br />
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Check out the evening’s menu and the listing of the local sources of the ingredients at:<br />
<a href="http://www.farmerandcook.com/straightfromthefarm.htm">http://www.farmerandcook.com/straightfromthefarm.htm </a><br />
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No pitch needed for supporting local food. Everyone is in favor of improving our local economy; supporting our local farmers; recovering our health with fresh, local produce; and protecting our open and agricultural spaces.<br />
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Join us for a first in Ventura County’s history! <b><span style="color: red;">But be sure to get a reservation @</span></b> <a href="mailto:farmerandcook1@gmail.com">farmerandcook1@gmail.com</a> or 646-0960. Seating is limited.<br />
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During this great celebration of local food, expect a few comments from hosts, The Farmer aka Steve Sprinkel and The Cook aka Olivia Chase, and from special guests, Kristofer and Joanne Young, co-founders of Eat Local One Year and Locavore Lite 2010. <a href="http://locavorelite2010.webs.com/">http://locavorelite2010.webs.com/</a>FxMedChirohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01461169558923984444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249543390295110341.post-78643058105521408532010-03-03T22:41:00.000-08:002010-03-03T22:41:38.106-08:00Farmer & the Cook on CNN<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhELnxUGCr3jatJJGkis-oJKiHcNEVl0ylC9pwuhMJVspPOe4ChPxtvve6X5GuQJoedgsBH39A_gpJUYti_nXAcQIsdwzgMwXfSDsPdhOdUWYAPjmsbZ4SM9VXVzzYKhfxOqXdV0ZGbbCc/s1600-h/FarmerAndCook.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhELnxUGCr3jatJJGkis-oJKiHcNEVl0ylC9pwuhMJVspPOe4ChPxtvve6X5GuQJoedgsBH39A_gpJUYti_nXAcQIsdwzgMwXfSDsPdhOdUWYAPjmsbZ4SM9VXVzzYKhfxOqXdV0ZGbbCc/s320/FarmerAndCook.gif" /></a></div>Not a day goes by without some exciting news on the local-food front. Today, it was this great 3 minute YouTube video from CNN on the Farmer & the Cook in Ojai!<br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYBVMKNX25Y">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYBVMKNX25Y</a><br />
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Enjoy! I did!<br />
Kris :)FxMedChirohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01461169558923984444noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249543390295110341.post-80590349699612376342010-02-27T15:38:00.000-08:002010-02-27T15:38:12.185-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjTRVXdZ1khiQrJwJapHHXOoV3-eXGet8pb7rsAF2PpT_lDUKhFEqp5foChtrWxuyZqmgtu4JhmjgCL4nTY947pKMs6fFbK0NM8drvZa3T8DAdn6VBjLxwAgBwgkQYLESVL9AnA5AmTAE/s1600-h/Reso+Eat+Local+One+Year+Projectsm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjTRVXdZ1khiQrJwJapHHXOoV3-eXGet8pb7rsAF2PpT_lDUKhFEqp5foChtrWxuyZqmgtu4JhmjgCL4nTY947pKMs6fFbK0NM8drvZa3T8DAdn6VBjLxwAgBwgkQYLESVL9AnA5AmTAE/s320/Reso+Eat+Local+One+Year+Projectsm.jpg" /></a></div>With great pleasure, on Tuesday the 9th of February, 2010, 6 of the 9 remaining members of Eat Local One Year 2009 received from the Ventura County Board of Supervisors a Resolution and Certificates of Commendation. In part, the Resolution read; “WHEREAS, nine individuals completed and entire year of local eating following the guidelines of Eat Local One Year, mapped the current frontier of eating locally in Ventura County, and inspired others to expand their own utilization of local food;”.<br />
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During the presentation of the Resolution and Certificates at the Ventura County Government Center, Supervisors Bennett, Parks and Long each stated that they would sign up to participate in Locavore Lite 2010. It is now confirmed that the CEO of Ventura County, Marty Robinson has also committed to participate.<br />
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The local-food movement is growing. Please consider who you would like to invite to join us.<br />
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Kris :)FxMedChirohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01461169558923984444noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249543390295110341.post-31002902767357311052010-02-09T18:54:00.000-08:002010-02-09T18:55:34.310-08:00Share a Local-Food Valentine on Sunday, February 14 in Ventura<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjGJQJL_sO1AjtsXg8MF1GPWFKqyaTxYovo3SgnIp5ZVcy-3r5URmJgMkCLDltGQluiSieCWfv2gbWEHjtxQPAJCCiNJASmRI-8z7gfP8membaWue5pHCtWhdCrv31gL1X-VPyHFUz-4/s1600-h/DSC01566.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjGJQJL_sO1AjtsXg8MF1GPWFKqyaTxYovo3SgnIp5ZVcy-3r5URmJgMkCLDltGQluiSieCWfv2gbWEHjtxQPAJCCiNJASmRI-8z7gfP8membaWue5pHCtWhdCrv31gL1X-VPyHFUz-4/s200/DSC01566.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Citizens for Peaceful Resolutions presents:</b></span><br />
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<b>WHAT:</b> Exciting presentation of <b><span style="color: #38761d;">Locavore Lite 2010</span></b> and how it interfaces with three other Ventura County, food projects/practices. Expand your awareness and support of eating local foods, being healthy and reducing global warming.<br />
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<b>WHEN:</b> Sunday, Feb. 14 at 3 p.m.<br />
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<b>WHO:</b> Kristofer and Joanne Young, Co-founders Locavore Lite 2010 & Eat Local One Year;<br />
Dulanie Ellis, Chair, Food & Ag Committee of the Ojai Valley Green Coalition;<br />
John Fonteyn, Ojai farmer of Rio Gozo Farm<br />
Casey Lynn Hopkins, Intern at Abundant Table Farm Project in Oxnard<br />
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<b>WHERE: </b>Foster Library’s Topping Room, 651 E. Main St., Ventura, CA<br />
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<b>BACKGROUND:</b> Locavore Lite 2010 (<a href="http://locavorelite2010.webs.com/">http://locavorelite2010.webs.com</a>) is a fresh, fun, healthy, Ventura County-based, local-food project that welcomes participants from our county and from around the world. The project is designed to increase public awareness of the importance and availability of local farm produce, by encouraging residents to involve themselves in their local food system. A major objective of the project is to reduce global warning.<br />
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A locavore is a person who eats food that is grown or raised locally. The term Locavore Lite suggests a form of local eating that is so easy, that anyone can do it. If you have an interest in delicious food, health, farming, the environment, the local economy, quality of life, climate change, or food safety; then you will want to come to this meeting, and participate with your friends and family in Locavore Lite 2010.<br />
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Dulanie Ellis is the Chair of the Food & Ag Committee of the Ojai Valley Green Coalition and is the founder of Walk Your Talk Productions, a film production company working to engage communities through film to provide relevant inquiry and seek solutions for community-based issues of global significance. Dulanie produced and directed “Home Grow’n”, a documentary about “smart growth” and urban sprawl in Ventura County. <a href="http://www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org/">http://www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org</a> <a href="http://www.walkyourtalk.tv/dulanie.php">http://www.walkyourtalk.tv/dulanie.php </a><br />
John Fonteyn is an Ojai farmer of Rio Gozo Farm. He has been working in the local food scene for the last 11 years. His career has included owning and operating a farmers’ market, and being the head cook at the Farmer and Cook in Ojai. He currently runs a CSA (community supported agriculture) program in Ventura County. 272-5337 <a href="http://riogozofarm.blogspot.com/">http://riogozofarm.blogspot.com</a><br />
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The Abundant Table Farm Project (ATFP) has partnered with DeBusschere Family Farms to form “Join the Farm! CSA”. Paul DeBusschere and five ATFP interns are farming 10 acres of certified organic land near the Farm House. As part of the ATFP, the five interns are connecting working the land, spirituality, and social justice by living in the Farm House, sustaining Join the Farm! CSA, and being available to meet the needs of the earth and the community. <a href="http://jointhefarm.com/">http://jointhefarm.com </a><br />
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Learn more about "LOCAVORE LITE 2010" and its parent project "EAT LOCAL ONE YEAR", and sign up at <a href="http://locavorelite2010.webs.com/">http://locavorelite2010.webs.com</a>FxMedChirohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01461169558923984444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249543390295110341.post-61749074896833832522010-02-02T18:41:00.000-08:002010-02-02T18:41:03.520-08:00Locavore Lite 2010 is Smiling<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEaVYSx0gaaJukvd0Y1eeL-9KEBbyrjQ618hBCTa2fbaeYozLfHdeF4K2OIOBrMazmoeviPVrGF2HqP0jz7IuCyI6oXfA7Br1y0FRT_YQcTBb1_f2dsQF8ijJixV6wAviL9SoDhtteYgs/s1600-h/AnimalVegetableMiracle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEaVYSx0gaaJukvd0Y1eeL-9KEBbyrjQ618hBCTa2fbaeYozLfHdeF4K2OIOBrMazmoeviPVrGF2HqP0jz7IuCyI6oXfA7Br1y0FRT_YQcTBb1_f2dsQF8ijJixV6wAviL9SoDhtteYgs/s200/AnimalVegetableMiracle.jpg" width="131" /></a></div>Hello!<br />
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Locavore Lite 2010 is truckin’ right along! Over 200 individuals have signed up to participate! Many of them have signed up to represent an entire family. We surely have more than 400 participants at this time. And we are early in the process of spreading the word. And we could use your help; really!<br />
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For clarity, we ask that everyone to sign up at <a href="http://locavorelite2010.webs.com/">http://locavorelite2010.webs.com</a> to pledge to participate in Locavore Lite 2010. The other sites will be maintained and will be valuable for community and event building.<br />
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The first scheduled all-local-food meal at Main Course California has been moved from April 13th to Thursday, April 8th at 6:00 PM.<br />
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Four Ventura County restaurants will be offering all-local-food meals in 2010; The Sidecar Restaurant, Bonano’s Fine Peruvian Cuisine, Main Course California, and The Farmer & The Cook (Ojai).<br />
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Four elected officials in Ventura County have committed to participate; Ojai Mayor Steve Olsen, Ventura Mayor Bill Fulton, Ventura council member Christy Weir and Ventura council member Brian Brennan!<br />
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We are looking for, and you can help us get:<br />
1) 4,600 more participants,<br />
2) participants to host all-local-food potlucks,<br />
3) elected officials to participate,<br />
4) restaurants to offer one all-local-food meal in 2010,<br />
5) businesses, organizations and other entities to endorse the project.<br />
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The fresh, healthy, local food-movement is alive in Ventura County, and in the world!<br />
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Kris :)FxMedChirohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01461169558923984444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249543390295110341.post-90697273366958316802010-01-19T20:18:00.000-08:002010-01-23T15:50:46.043-08:00Leaders Leading Locavore Lite 2010Ventura's Mayor Fulton and councilmembers Weir and Brennan are participants in Locavore Lite 2010. So is Ojai's Mayor Olsen!<br />
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Is there a leader that you would like to ask to lead us in this way?<br />
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Kris :)FxMedChirohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01461169558923984444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249543390295110341.post-2292268101491711322009-12-30T16:22:00.000-08:002009-12-30T16:22:16.213-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitiDLkZp89C6kIV3t0uUXh_ApvooQThklp38Zx6OT362OzxQcnUdd7zZEVsS_uNkOBYLl8xdT6YSYvrhgnN_gGtksRL3BUDzMGV1NiZmhsimLXiUVG1R-C0w1qk_hWaFdWM8My-jqldJ4/s1600-h/salad_25Nov2009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitiDLkZp89C6kIV3t0uUXh_ApvooQThklp38Zx6OT362OzxQcnUdd7zZEVsS_uNkOBYLl8xdT6YSYvrhgnN_gGtksRL3BUDzMGV1NiZmhsimLXiUVG1R-C0w1qk_hWaFdWM8My-jqldJ4/s200/salad_25Nov2009.jpg" /></a><br />
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<span class="UIIntentionalStory_Names" data-ft="{"type":"name"}"></span><span class="UIStory_Message">It's 4 PM on Wednesday, December 30th. I'm at the office finishing up. Joanne is off running some errands. And, once again, I am starving. I had a decent breakfast. Started with coffee (exception 1), coconut milk (exception 2) in my coffee, and half a big cherimoya. I stirfried onion and napa cabbage in coconut oil (ex<span class="text_exposed_hide">...</span><span class="text_exposed_show">ecption 2, like I said) and threw in some freshly steamed brown rice (exception 3). Decent, right? Huge, by some standards. Joanne and I (mostly Joanne this time) made giganto salads for lunch (pic) with more brown rice on top. By 1:30 PM I had consumed the entire salad. And now my stomach is growling. Within 10 feet of me are high-quality and delicious protein bars and powdered meal replacement shakes. But, I'm a hardcore locavore on day 364 of Eat Local One Year. I wanted to tell you this so that you would know, that there have been many times and days in 2009 when I have not planned well and found myself hungry and with not a scrap of local food in sight. No complaint here. Just a great year-long, life-awakening choice! :)</span></span>FxMedChirohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01461169558923984444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249543390295110341.post-1878468981204986972009-12-29T21:02:00.000-08:002009-12-29T21:02:56.611-08:00Chef Tim and The Sidecar Restaurant - All Aboard!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjijTdMufiCRlUunq4g76JygG0Y16nhgpjHab1bP08IduU-dfpGfW-e5H_pMJo8PxfTyfFDCGrKcn8LgYX-4T_ayS9ewyd-98OAoAYRRMx-NOEBZsSp8GKmSYRnmAx-wA4w_SrApRRoF6I/s1600-h/crookneck-web.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjijTdMufiCRlUunq4g76JygG0Y16nhgpjHab1bP08IduU-dfpGfW-e5H_pMJo8PxfTyfFDCGrKcn8LgYX-4T_ayS9ewyd-98OAoAYRRMx-NOEBZsSp8GKmSYRnmAx-wA4w_SrApRRoF6I/s200/crookneck-web.gif" /></a><br />
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I just communicated with Chef Tim at the Sidecar Restaurant in Ventura. He is a committed participant of Locavore Lite 2010 and a proud supporter of the project!<br />
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Tim has been using lots of great local food for a long time. Please check him out at: <a href="http://www.thesidecarrestaurant.com/" onmousedown="UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this), "4fef5358aec0ce11ee3d6b1d218edb7e", event)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://www.thesidecarresta</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>urant.com/</a> , and let him know how much you appreciate his support of local food and Locavore Lite 2010 !<br />
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And I wish to thank the 6 followers of our Locavore Lite 2010 blog!!! Together we will link the residents of Ventura County and the residents of this earth.<br />
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KrisFxMedChirohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01461169558923984444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249543390295110341.post-65182836288860340852009-12-28T22:47:00.000-08:002009-12-28T22:53:27.564-08:00Day 362<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5lPaT9b5qiE4hCZMG-YAXI2LIRMXYPh5GCjtRFLHoMTtwYMsiEZSCq1a3O-VGsbEefzupVLHnAlzITpyoRn1JOlIVUEQ_JALKdPn8AJF0Lb5XhuwgT4bFHdjSYL3dHUVcmM2FJdtR578/s1600-h/2009+May+23+a.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5lPaT9b5qiE4hCZMG-YAXI2LIRMXYPh5GCjtRFLHoMTtwYMsiEZSCq1a3O-VGsbEefzupVLHnAlzITpyoRn1JOlIVUEQ_JALKdPn8AJF0Lb5XhuwgT4bFHdjSYL3dHUVcmM2FJdtR578/s200/2009+May+23+a.JPG" /></a><br />
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Just a quick note before I head off to bed. We have 3 days left of this beautiful and informative year-long Eat Local One Year project (<a href="http://eatlocaloneyear.com/">http://eatlocaloneyear.com</a> ). I will let you search out and read of the rigors that we have lived, but suffice it to say that we have shopped for or grown, planned for and prepared over 900 all-local food meals in 2009. Almost every day we thought about and worked with where our food came from.<br />
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In 2008 we called out for, looked for 98 others in Ventura County to join us on this journey. We found 19, and the 21 of us set forth together on January 1, 2009.<br />
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The difficulty of the project is clearly indicated by the number of those willing to give it a try. Nine of us will complete the project at 12:00 AM on January 1, 2010.<br />
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I am so grateful to have been inspired by Barbara Kingsolver to create this project, for the opportunity to have participated in this project, and to the friends that took the challenge with us! <br />
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We will continue in 2010 and beyond to eat more locally than previously in our lives. But not as edgy as in 2009.<br />
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On January 1, 2010 we launch Locavore Lite 2010. Please join us. We are looking for 5,000 people to join us in Ventura County, and thousands more world-wide.<br />
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KrisFxMedChirohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01461169558923984444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249543390295110341.post-520173565357201382009-12-14T16:24:00.000-08:002009-12-14T16:30:23.436-08:00Locavore Lite Rule Refinement<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd3xUda2Ts4U7AU4nRx6DL-ZzO51h3p5GIaGYlh6mP2csExv5yA3c27pZvA7hqk9x-8ayR3_XBhMcoI-VNLgk3gOOqTErUiQywja0Z6Dvt2eyLBoOX-TkRcxZsWn7NHh7M4hsfPt5T-BI/s1600-h/grapes+kris.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd3xUda2Ts4U7AU4nRx6DL-ZzO51h3p5GIaGYlh6mP2csExv5yA3c27pZvA7hqk9x-8ayR3_XBhMcoI-VNLgk3gOOqTErUiQywja0Z6Dvt2eyLBoOX-TkRcxZsWn7NHh7M4hsfPt5T-BI/s200/grapes+kris.JPG" /></a><br />
We are refining the ground rules; creating more flexibility so that everyone's individuality can be honored! Read below.<br />
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Please consider becoming a follower of this blog so that you can stay involved!<br />
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Kris<br />
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<b style="color: #6aa84f;">Official Ground Rules for Participation in Locavore Lite 2010</b><br />
1) commit to this year-long project for which participation begins on January 1, 2010, or at the latest by April 1, 2010, and ends on January 1, 2011,<br />
2) at any time during the year, give some consideration to where your non-local foods come from,<br />
3) one time per month, or a minimum of 12 times in 2010, do one, or any combination of the following: a) shop at a farmers’ market, b) receive produce from a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farmer, c) harvest food from a local farm, garden or yard, <br />
4) eat at least 3 all-local-food meals during 2010 (try to spread them out through the year)<br />
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<b style="color: #6aa84f;">Ground Rule Explanations</b><br />
1) a parent may make the commitment for participation for a minor,<br />
2) with the exception of salt, all ingredients in your “all-local-food meals” must be grown within 100 miles of your home,<br />
3) all-local-food meals can be easily accomplished by participating in an all-local-food potluck, or purchasing an all-local-food meal at a restaurant such as Main Course California - http://www.maincoursecalifornia.com ,<br />
4) if an individual is not able to sign up to participate at the beginning of 2010, and if she/he is unable to shop at a farmers’ market, receive a CSA order, or harvest food from a local farm, garden or yard in any of the first 3 months of the year, she/he may make up the missed month in a subsequent month – the total must be at least 12 for the calendar year,<br />
5) if one is unable to shop at a farmers’ market, receive a CSA order, or harvest food from a local farm, garden or yard in any month of the year, she/he may make up the missed month in a subsequent month – the total must be at least 12 for the calendar year,<br />
6) for those for whom shopping at a farmers’ market is too expensive, it is important to know that any purchase at a farmers’ market counts as shopping. One might buy a single apple.FxMedChirohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01461169558923984444noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249543390295110341.post-81173084241770616852009-12-09T13:01:00.000-08:002009-12-09T13:03:16.966-08:00Farmers Growing and Eating Local w/ Locavore Lite 2010<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXEixL8KJntO6onGTcg4fZixH4ow5k3fkPn_YJcVLTmqA5bihYMNrc6iefd5cjmbTrmpEzXA93C3PV3BLwcdHe-rVwjG-j8iHvLbsZIiaZLWk_WehoQ0yfns5PPjqnlMkjSR5Y6bJZshs/s1600-h/Olivia.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXEixL8KJntO6onGTcg4fZixH4ow5k3fkPn_YJcVLTmqA5bihYMNrc6iefd5cjmbTrmpEzXA93C3PV3BLwcdHe-rVwjG-j8iHvLbsZIiaZLWk_WehoQ0yfns5PPjqnlMkjSR5Y6bJZshs/s320/Olivia.JPG" /></a><br />
</div><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" data-ft="{"type":"msg"}">We've officially got 3 farmers feeding us and participating with us!!! Pictured on the right is Olivia, the Cook, of The Farmer & the Cook!<br />
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Steve Sprinkle of The Farmer & The Cook - <a href="http://www.farmerandcook.com/" onmousedown="UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this), "60559bee799eb9524a683916d76199f5", event)" rel="nofollow" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">http://www.farmerandcook.com</a> <br />
Johnny Fonteyn of The Farmer & The Cook - <a href="http://www.farmerandcook.com/" onmousedown="UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this), "60559bee799eb9524a683916d76199f5", event)" rel="nofollow" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">http://www.farmerandcook.com</a><br />
Phil McGrath of McGrath Family Farms - <a href="http://www.mcgrathfamilyfarm.com/" onmousedown="UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this), "60559bee799eb9524a683916d76199f5", event)" rel="nofollow" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">http://www.mcgrathfamilyfarm.com</a><br />
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I am so grateful to farmers who grow clean, healthy food for us!<br />
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Who's next?<br />
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Kris</h3>FxMedChirohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01461169558923984444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249543390295110341.post-43129195846763718112009-11-29T21:48:00.000-08:002009-12-02T16:15:09.907-08:00Launching Locavore Lite 2010<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI3LLJVnjV-wv7un3i-_DZUK5lxzS9JXWpRUfU_YydBrnTsy1JadmAWvzuvo7EpARhuASAkYfxWWZJQGDkhQUXEs5AanzfwhXsnkP33hdR4GM5awn9Gi8a4jhVgplsJs54FlylaFcmrhg/s1600/KJ2cropweb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI3LLJVnjV-wv7un3i-_DZUK5lxzS9JXWpRUfU_YydBrnTsy1JadmAWvzuvo7EpARhuASAkYfxWWZJQGDkhQUXEs5AanzfwhXsnkP33hdR4GM5awn9Gi8a4jhVgplsJs54FlylaFcmrhg/s320/KJ2cropweb.jpg" /></a><br />
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<b>Locavore Lite 2010</b> is a fresh, fun, healthy, Ventura County-based, local-food project which welcomes participants from our County and from around the world. The project is designed to increase public awareness of the importance and availability of local farm produce, by encouraging residents to involve themselves in their local food system. A major objective of the project is to reduce global warning.<br />
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A locavore is a person who eats food that is grown or raised locally. The term Locavore Lite suggests a form of local eating that is so easy, that anyone can do it. <br />
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If you have an interest in delicious food, health, farming, the environment, the local economy, quality of life, climate change, or food safety; then you will want to participate with your friends and family in Locavore Lite 2010.<br />
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<b>Official Ground Rules for Participation in Locavore Lite 2010</b><br />
1) commit to this year-long project for which participation begins on January 1, 2010, or at the latest by April 1, 2010, and ends on January 1, 2011,<br />
2) give some consideration to where your non-local foods come from,<br />
3) shop at a farmers’ market a minimum of one time per month, or receive produce from a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) at least once a month – if it is not possible to shop at a farmers’ market or receive produce from a CSA each calendar month of the year, then the participant will shop at a farmers’ market or receive CSA produce a minimum of 12 times within the calendar year,<br />
4) eat at least 1 all-local-food meal every 4 months during 2010 (Jan-April, May-Aug, and Sept-Dec)<br />
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<b>How and When to Sign Up to Participate</b><br />
You can sign up to participate in Locavore Lite at any one of the following four websites: <br />
1) Facebook <a href="http://facebook.com/">http://Facebook.com</a> - search for Locavore Lite 2010 and becoming a fan, <br />
2) our blog <a href="http://locavorelite2010.blogspot.com/">http://locavorelite2010.blogspot.com</a> - become a follower, <br />
3) Life Event Networks <a href="http://lifeeventnet.com/">http://lifeeventnet.com</a> - create an account and become a participant in the Locavore Lite 2010 life event, <br />
4) Eat Local One Year <a href="http://www.eatlocaloneyear.com/">http://www.eatlocaloneyear.com</a> -register to use the forum. <br />
Once you have signed up at any one of these four websites, you will be able to receive information about the project. <br />
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If possible, please sign up by January 1, 2010, or at the latest by April 1, 2010 to qualify as a participant. Please see special ground rule explanations below for those who sign up after January 1.<br />
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Please help us spread the word; tell your Facebook friends, e-mail everyone, write letters to the editor of your newspaper, and share the idea with everyone you know.<br />
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To our collective health,<br />
Kristofer and Joanne Young<br />
Co-founders Locavore Lite 2010 & Eat Local One YearFxMedChirohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01461169558923984444noreply@blogger.com1