Declare Your Food Independence July 4th!

50 states. 50 governors. 50 first families celebrating July 4 with locally sourced food. That’s the vision of a group of individuals passionate about the healthful and economic benefits of local food. You can support “Food Independence Day” by signing a petition and emailing Governor Beverly Perdue with a personal request that she and her family eat a locally produced meal on July 4.

Local foods are patriotic, whether you’re buying them from producers in your area or growing some of your own. They’re good for our local farmers, our economies, our health and the environment. Plus, they taste great because they’re so fresh! Join in the effort to ask our country’s first families, and especially Gov. Perdue, to not only lead by example, but eat by example. Kitchen Gardeners International will circulate signed petitions to all the governors’ offices the final week of June and invite them to send their menus, their recipes and the names of their farmers, fish mongers and others providing local food for their meal.