So this new project is going to move a little slow until the end of June because I am co-leading the planning of a great event all of you should attend called MyDorchester Night. This is a community event celebrating civic engagement, culture and arts in Dorchester. There will be hip hop performances, food, awards, and lots of other fun stuff. I know this may not have much to do with healthy eating, but I must plug it everywhere I can and I think it does have a similar element as one of the reasons I started this blog.
I think it's really important to celebrate what your community has to offer. By taking an extra five minutes out of your trip to stop at a local cafe or farmers market you are taking ten or fifteen dollars that would have gone to a chain and putting it in the hands of someone from the community. So some of you may not live close to Boston and can not attend this event, but I would encourage people this summer to go a little out of your way to support your community, maybe attend an event run by a local organization or shop at the farmers market once a week. If everyone would take these very small steps maybe less small businesses would disappear. Sometimes it doesn't even save you money. I sure know that the Harvest Coop in Cambridge is much cheaper than the massive Whole Foods here,
so why is the Whole Foods always SO busy? Because people like what's familiar I guess...
So that is my lesson of the day, go out and enjoy the beautiful spring weather!
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