The idea for the September Challenge wasn't an original. Though one day we may want to take credit for its success in Western WI, the idea came to me from the http://www.locavores.com/ which is a stationed in the Bay City area in California. Since -they have fresh produce year round they have story after story on how to eat locally and how to stick to the challenge. I encourage you to take a look. See how others did the challenge and what roadblocks they came up with and how they had to alter their plans because of business meetings or mother-in-law dinners.
Great website. Check it out!

Welcome!

A Second Opinion magazine with support from the Farm Fresh Atlas of Western Wisconsin and the UWEC Foodlums welcome you to the Chippewa Valley's Eat Local Challenge blog-spot. In SEPTEMBER 2007 we hope you will join us in an Eat Local Challenge where for one month you only eat foods from within 100 miles of yourself.
We hope that in the up coming months you will join us for lively discussions about eating locally as well as your accomplishments and alternations to the Eat Local Challenge that will begin and soar through September 2007.
Our goal is the educate and bring awareness to the idea of knowing from where your food comes and knowing your local farmers.
Now we understand there will be some hestitation but what is a challenge without a little speculation; a little doubt. So Join us will you? We hope to hear from you soon.