by Jennifer Maiser, Editor
The goal for the Eat Local Challenge website has been simple since day one: to show that eating locally is possible, and that it's possible in one form or another for everyone in the nation -- not just for Bay Area Californians. It's relatively easy for me, in San Francisco, to eat locally. But I consider this site to be a success because we have authors nationwide who are sharing their experiences of eating locally in other places.
Since the Eat Local Challenge 2008 was announced on Monday, we have had a lot of sign-ups. And it has been exciting for me to watch because not all challenge takers are from California. In fact, 17% of the sign-ups have been from California and then the rest are from other states (as well as a small contingent from Canada). We have multiple sign-ups from Oregon, Maine, Pennsylvania and Virginia as well as representation from many other states.
We also have a lot of first timers! A whopping 82% of the sign-ups have been from folks who have never taken the Eat Local Challenge before.
Interested in signing up for the October Challenge? Check out our challenge announcement and contact us with any questions.
