October is almost upon us, which can only mean one thing…the start of the Homegrown Food Challenge! This Saturday marks the kick-off for HGFC, and I cannot wait to share my experiences with you all month long. For all of October, I will be cooking and eating only things I have grown myself, with the exception of a few locally sourced items.
As you can imagine, coming up with new and interesting ways to prepare home grown food every day can be difficult, especially as the month progresses. That’s why I’ve decided to add something new to this year’s HGFC. I‘ve gotten 8 amazing food bloggers to help me with my challenge. I asked them to submit recipes that put their own spin on the HGFC, and I am really pleased by what they came up with! All the recipes are HGFC authentic, as they are built from my list of home-grown ingredients. I’m excited to try all their recipes out, and I want to give them all a big thanks for participating!
The Bloggers:
The Dainty Dot
Ellen Wells
Growing up under a father who farmed and tended a garden, her recipes and “experiments” (pickled beets, anyone?) feature fruits, vegetables, and other home-grown ingredients.
Art & Lemons
Nikki Gardner
“Straightforward vegetarian recipes made with whole and natural ingredients, often sourced close to home.”
Family Friends Food Fun
Kimberley – “I plan meals and collect cookbooks like it’s a competitive sport. I love shopping at farmer’s markets for local, fresh, organic produce and grass-fed meats. But, I have the most fun sharing my food adventures with friends.”
The Food Catalog
Jess Frank
A curation of favorite recipes from around the web.
Cheap Beets
Molly Parr
A mostly vegetarian guide to eating well in the recession.
Iron Nourishment
Kate “is passionate about holistic health and nutrition. [She] loves local, organic, unprocessed food. Most of [her] recipes are gluten, soy and dairy free.”
Locavore in the City
Suzanne Cope is all about caring for the environment, supporting local businesses, and “striving to eat as locally and consciously as possible.”
Simply Life
Simply Life has a section of “Reader’s Challenges” in which the author appeases her followers requests for recipes. The kind of reader/author interaction perfect for the HGFC.
So there you have it. I know I’ve been blogging about the challenge all summer, but now that it’s finally here, I’d like to take this opportunity to invite you to join the HGFC with me. If a whole month of eating nothing but home-grown or local food sounds intimidating to you, why not try it for a week? Or even for a day? I think you’ll be surprised with how fresh and delicious your food tastes, and how good you’ll feel as a result.
Who’s with me?
