These are just ideas to help you get started! Eat Local Frederick does not promote any one farm
above another. There are lots of farms in Frederick; find one that is close to you. Try to grow a few
things yourself and go to the Farmers' Market. Be creative!
September is Eat Local Challenge Month!
Early July
Breakfast: Yogurt from South Mountain Creamery with fresh blueberries bought at the
Farmers' Market. Bread from Ed's Country Bakery with South Mountain butter and fresh local
honey from Lord Byron's Apiary. You can drink coffee, but look for coffee that is shade-
grown and fair trade. There are several coffee roasters in town; see if you can find locally-
roasted coffee!
Lunch: Fresh salad with local greens, cucumbers and radishes. Top the salad with hard
boiled eggs (get to the market early if you want fresh, local eggs!) and crumbled goat cheese
from Caprikorn Farms. I got all of these things at the Farmers' Market on July 5th! Enjoy
some berries from the garden or pick them at Catoctin Mountain Orchard.  Make your own
dressing from olive oil, vinegar from Dragonfly Farms and herbs from the garden. (If an item
cannot be found near Frederick, look for a product that supports local farmers somewhere
else. I make sure that my olive oil comes from Italy or Spain where small family farms grow the
olives.)
Dinner: Grilled steak from  Hedgeapple Farms, green beans tossed with fresh garlic and
olive oil and a dash of balsamic vinegar, and boiled red potatoes topped with South Mountain
sour cream and chives from the garden. Plus, have a small side salad.  Enjoy some wine
from one of the many local vineyards!
Dessert: Last week we picked tart cherries from the tree in neighborhood and made a pie!  
Flour and sugar are hard to come by locally, but as long as the pie is mostly made from local
cherries then it is a local pie!
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