2009 Oct 08
For Immediate Release
CGCC Hosts Think Globally, Eat Locally: Local Food Fair
Students and community members will have the opportunity to sample locally grown produce and herbs as well as locally produced cheese, jams, preserves, and salsa as Chandler-Gilbert Community College hosts the "Think Globally, Eat Locally: Local Food Fair."
This farmers-market style event featuring local growers and other food providers who will offer food for sale and discuss the benefits of supporting local food production, will be held on Tuesday, October 20, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the college's Pecos campus, outside the college's Student Center Pavilion.
Participants will include Dr. Humus; Dust: Seasonings and Rubs; Rainbow Valley Nursery, who will offer their farmers cheeses and cheese spreads; Cotton Country Jams, who will sell and offer samples of their locally-produced jams, preserves, and salsas; and KB Farms, who will sell fresh local produce.
CGCC economics faculty and event organizer Nancy Short says that she hopes the event will create an awareness of the importance of supporting local food growers.
"Producing food is a vital part of every society. The "Think Globally, Eat Locally: Local Food Fair" is both consistent with CGCC's focus on sustainability, and raises our community's awareness and support of the production of food," Short said. "I hope both students and community members take away an appreciation of how challenging it is for farmers and other small producers to continue, as development and land use changes make it more and more difficult. I also hope we can create an expanded understanding of the role that Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), can play in helping us keep local food production viable."
These events are free and open to the public. For more information, call (480) 732-7030.