A local foods breakfast prepared and sponsored by the Quad City Chapter of Buy Fresh Buy Local will be served Saturday February 13th from 9-11am at Nan's Piano Bar, 421 W River Drive, Davenport, IA. Local ingredients from area Buy Fresh Buy local farmers will be used to create a delicious, exclusive breakfast menu. Stuffed French toast, crepes, egg strata, roasted potatoes, steel-cut oatmeal and more will be served. Dishes will be prepared with local Eggs, Bacon, Sausage, Potatoes, Fruits, Vegetables, Herbs, Honey, Oats and more.
A delectable Buy Fresh Buy Local pastry table will complete this charming Valentine's breakfast.
Last fall in Washington D.C. Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan launched a new USDA initiative, 'Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food' to build up a national conversation about developing local and regional food systems and finding ways to support small and mid-sized farms. www.usda.gov/knowyourfarmer
Right here in the Quad Cities Buy Fresh Buy Local is helping to connect people to local growers and producers. "Buying locally produced foods is good for our local economy, good for the environment and good for your health. Plus it tastes great," states Phil Crandall Buy Fresh Buy Local-Quad Cities Chapter Director. Quad City Buy Fresh Buy Local works to educate consumers about local food choices available to them. They annually print a directory of area Buy Fresh Buy Local members and host a variety of events and educational classes about local food.
"It's a Labor of Love," states Buy Fresh Buy Local member Cathy Lafrenz, "Buy Fresh Buy Local farmers work the land to bring the freshest, most delicious, locally grown and produced foods to the people of the Quad Cities.
Tickets to the Buy Fresh Buy Local Valentine's Breakfast are $12.50 each. All proceeds benefit the Quad Cities Chapter of Buy Fresh Buy Local. Seating is limited through advanced ticket sales. Tickets are available at the Buy Fresh Buy Local booth at the Freight House Farmers market on Saturdays from 8am to 1pm or through Phil Crandall email pcrandall@crandallfarms.com or call 309-799-7420 or go to www.bfblqc.org
Buy Fresh Buy Local members contributing to the Breakfast menu include :
Geest Farms-Blue Grass, Iowa
Allens Grove Greenhouse-Donahue, IA
Miss Effie's Country Flowers & Eggs-Donahue, IA
Crandall Farms-Coal Valley, IL
The Bakery,-Bettendorf, IA
Heilman Hawkeye Acres Organic Farm-Gooselake, IA
Oak Hill Acres Organic Farm- Atalissa, IA
Nostalgia Farms-Walcott, IA
Blossom Farms-Fulton, IL
Rhonda's Garden-Davenport, IA
