About This Campaign

The Eat Local for Thanksgiving campaign was created to shine a public spotlight on the connections that buying locally has to the environment, use of fossil fuels and energy, supporting our local community, and helping keep our local farmers farming.

Last year we heard from hundreds of people who pledged to Eat Local for Thanksgiving. The stories were personal and heartwarming. We were told about a lone suburban apple tree that a woman's grandmother had planted. A young man proposed to his girlfriend over homemade rhubarb pie. And another said of her experience: "It was a lesson for life...keep it simple, savor the moments, and be grateful for the abundance of our region."

Your choices make a difference.

One person and one pledge to add one local food to your Thanksgiving meal. While you might think that one butternut squash isn't going to make a huge difference, think again. The power of one action multiplied many times over makes more than a difference. The humble butternut squash becomes an agent for change and you become a local food hero.

Translate that into an ambitious goal of doubling last year's efforts and securing a minimum of 5,000 pledges throughout Washington and that's 25,000 people* savoring the pleasure of what is abundant in our region and supporting the benefits that come with eating locally. It's easy, it's delicious, and you're standing up for farmers, and a healthier economy and environment.

Now in its third year, Cascade Harvest Coalition's Eat Local for Thanksgiving campaign is already underway and we're taking to the streets and online to make it even easier for you to get involved. Remember - one small step for squash, one giant leap for a thriving food and farming future in Washington State.

Get involved! Take the pledge and Eat Local for Thanksgiving now.

*Assuming each pledge shares his or her Thanksgiving meal with 5 or more people.