Comments on Crunchy Chicken: Eat Local for Thanksgiving 2008

We're getting our turkey local as well as the pump...

2008-11-24T09:39:00.000-08:00

We're getting our turkey local as well as the pumpkin, sweet potatoes, greens, broccoli, pecans, green beans, honey, molasses, eggs, milk, cream, a whole table load.

We are eating local. Good thing you asked the ques...

2008-11-19T20:26:00.000-08:00

We are eating local. Good thing you asked the question, because I just counted 11 adults and 4 kids.

It will be a local turkey, fresh but not organic, local squash, onions, potatoes, apples, frozen cherries, pumpkin, and pecans from the local soil conservation office, which gets pecans from Georgia farmers in trade for our local dried cherries. I'm still looking for kale and salad greens.

n is me, Nature Deva. Sorry it posted while I was ...

2008-11-19T10:21:00.000-08:00

n is me, Nature Deva. Sorry it posted while I was typing it!

We are eating all local, too. 2 adults and one kid...

2008-11-19T10:20:00.000-08:00

We are eating all local, too. 2 adults and one kid. They are eating a local organic turkey and all the veggie side dishes are either from our own garden or local farmers including the pumpkin for the pie. Even the flour is local in the desserts and bread.

As for me, I am making a nut loaf (vegan) from local walnuts and veggies and a raw vegan apple cobbler dessert from local apples and the same walnuts. Just the dates in it are from California.

I'm fasting this year instead of feasting. Occasio...

2008-11-17T09:16:00.000-08:00

I'm fasting this year instead of feasting. Occasional tradition I started for myself ten years ago when I ended up several years in a row in the ER after Thanksgiving feasting.

Can try making veggie broth out of local food, so I guess I can pledge my fast will be local. lol

We go local with everything we can, but in our are...

2008-11-15T20:17:00.000-08:00

We go local with everything we can, but in our area it is very difficult for some reason - guess they haven't caught on to the times yet!

Being Canadian, we had our Thanksgiving in early O...

2008-11-15T16:50:00.000-08:00

Being Canadian, we had our Thanksgiving in early October. We planned an all-local dinner with another family and everything was ordered and ready when I came down with a wicked flu and had to miss out. I heard it was a great success and we'll definitely do it again next year!

We have two local Thanksgiving eaters here. Herit...

2008-11-15T16:45:00.000-08:00

We have two local Thanksgiving eaters here. Heritage pastured turkey, potatoes from our CSA, creamed (local) onions, frozen (local) green beans, pumpkin (local) pie with gluten-free crust (sorry not local ingredients) but with local cream and eggs.

Cranberries unfortunately are not local, but it's a tiny part of the meal.

Purloined Letter -- two years ago we started a blu...

2008-11-15T11:33:00.000-08:00

Purloined Letter -- two years ago we started a blueberry chutney tradition since we can't get local cranberries in northwest Florida. We've also done fig chutney -- both were huge hits and great on turkey.

8 local plates so far this year -- may go as high as 14.

Just the two of us and we are both working this ye...

2008-11-15T10:41:00.000-08:00

Just the two of us and we are both working this year- Probably do a local chicken or capon(My cousin has a source for local capons!) or maybe a roast beast,my own home grown veggies, potatoes, and of course pumpkin pie made from the pumpkin I roasted and pureed! Some of it I even grew!

We'll be local as well for our meal at home (3 peo...

2008-11-15T07:31:00.000-08:00

We'll be local as well for our meal at home (3 people). We'll try to use only what we grew ourselves and what we get from our CSA and a nearby dairy/meat farm.

I'll make stuffing which includes breadcrumbs--made from non-local bulk wheat which we grind into wheat and bake into bread ourselves. That is almost local...

We haven't found local cranberries and are still trying to figure out a replacement that won't leave us feeling deprived. I think we can put together some rhubarb-fig chutney or something, perhaps. Hm. Any suggestions?

my parents are coming here, make that 5 plates loc...

2008-11-14T21:29:00.000-08:00

my parents are coming here, make that 5 plates local!

We're having local heritage turkeys as a bonus fro...

2008-11-14T19:29:00.000-08:00

We're having local heritage turkeys as a bonus from our CSA. We'll be feeding 14 people with them, plus all the other odds and ends we will get locally (eggs, salad- our CSA has a greenhouse, bacon, carrots- greenhouse, green beans- frozen from summer). I just love the blog!

My roommate and I will be eating out at a prix fix...

2008-11-14T15:28:00.000-08:00

My roommate and I will be eating out at a prix fixe dinner at a local restaurant that does all organic local everything.
So not only is the meal local, it's also saving energy and all on volume as a restaurant. and it's within walking distance.

Count me in! We are two people- we are getting a l...

2008-11-14T15:01:00.000-08:00

Count me in! We are two people- we are getting a local turkey and for side dishes we will have sweet potatoes and brussels sprouts. I'm not sure if we are making stuffing, but I think that will probably end up being mostly non-local. Oh an apple pie with local apples!

For those of you in the Puget Sound region, you ca...

2008-11-14T14:47:00.000-08:00

For those of you in the Puget Sound region, you can also take the Eat Local for Thanksigiving pledge. You can be entered in a raffle for all sorts of exciting prizes, like organic turkeys or a whole year (!) of Organic Valley dairy products.

what a great idea. You know, there is NO excuse f...

2008-11-14T14:29:00.000-08:00

what a great idea. You know, there is NO excuse for not buying Thanksgiving dinner locally because this is the true American dinner where all the ingredients are grown nearly everywhere in the states.

Happy Early Thanksgiving!

Thanks for the compliment Jena!

My mom's ma...

2008-11-14T13:40:00.000-08:00

Thanks for the compliment Jena!

My mom's making dinner, but I know she'll be making it as local as possible.

I'll be making my first prize-winning butternut squash pie, but using pumpkin that I grew, since I'm out of our own squash.

i'm eating at ma's place, and won't butt into her ...

2008-11-14T13:00:00.000-08:00

i'm eating at ma's place, and won't butt into her cooking plans, but i will be bringing a local vegetarian entree. maybe a dessert, too, if i'm feeling crazy.

not set on what we are doing yet but if we make ou...

2008-11-14T12:00:00.000-08:00

not set on what we are doing yet but if we make our own food i will do all i can to make it local food. if so it would be just me and my husband eating. most likely though we will end up somewhere else and if we bring a dish i will try to make it local ingredients.

It's hard when you live in Southeast Alaska to do ...

2008-11-14T10:45:00.001-08:00

It's hard when you live in Southeast Alaska to do local food. EVERYTHING and I do mean everything is barged in from Seattle. We had a non-summer this year so we don't have any vegetables from the garden. There aren't any turkeys that live in Juneau!
But I will pledge to buy organic, that's about all I can do.

We're going to visit relatives in upstate NY, ...

2008-11-14T10:45:00.000-08:00

We're going to visit relatives in upstate NY, so can't vouch for the localness of dinner. Last time we were there (2yrs ago) we did have a local heritage turkey, local breads & honey, and a bunch of non-local vegetables. I will be bringing some local buffalo meat with me for pre-thanksgiving dinners.

I am going to be at my parent's house for Thanksgi...

2008-11-14T10:29:00.000-08:00

I am going to be at my parent's house for Thanksgiving so everything will not be local.

My squash, sweet potatos, pumpkin pie and peacan pie will be though! There are usually between 20 and 30people Mom and Dad's at Thanksgivings.

You can also pledge online at www.pugetsoundfresh....

2008-11-14T10:05:00.000-08:00

You can also pledge online at www.pugetsoundfresh.org/eatlocal and be entered to win a locally raised turkey from Stokesberry Sustainable Farm or free Organic Valley milk for a year. Also, check out the recipe section for some great Thanksgiving recipes from Tom Douglas, Seth Caswell (president of Seattle Chefs Collaborative) and Herban Feast Catering.

Questions? Email: mark@cascadeharvest.org

We'll be going local, right now 2 adults for your ...

2008-11-14T09:14:00.000-08:00

We'll be going local, right now 2 adults for your count), but I always cook big on this holiday (don't worry, there's no waste).
We've ordered a local fresh turkey (grainfed, hormone/antibiotic free). We'll be having local cheese for our pre-dinner munchies; local cranberries sweetened with local cranberry honey and local apples; stuffing from locally made organic bread cubes, local onions, and homegrown herbs; baked local potatoes and sweet potatoes; some local green vegetable, cooked asian style; local turnips; and pumpkin and apple pie, made with local apples, homegrown pumpkin, and local farm lard.
The non-local ingredients -- sugar, flour, celery and garlic probably, crackers, raisins, oil, soy sauce, butter, salt, pepper, evaporated milk, whipping cream, spices for the pie and cranberry sauce.