Food Independence Day

Let's celebrate our independence this July 4th by savoring it!

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  1. We brought together 100,000 voices asking for a White House kitchen garden. We now have the momentum to broaden the healthy, local foods revolution.
  2. Local foods are good for us, our communities, and the planet. Let's urge our governors to lead by example by sourcing their July 4th meals locally.
  3. Learn to grow some of your own July 4th food here: www.kitchengardeners.org No garden? No problem! Find local foods here: www.localharvest.org
  4. Grab the Food Independence Day widget for your blog or your Facebook profile page here: http://seed.sproutbuilder.com/fA...
  5. Declare your food independence here and urge your governor to do the same by signing our petition: http://apps.facebook.com/causes/...
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Together, we helped redefine America's most symbolic landscape by advocating for a new kitchen garden at the White House. Now, we're turning our attention to our country's governors and our most emblematic national holiday.

Our Founding Fathers, Mothers, and Indigenous Peoples were locavores. It made sense before to promote and celebrate our local food sources and it makes sense again.

What better way to celebrate our independence than to savor it?

Please help us by spreading the word, signing our petition, and, if your financial situation allows it, by making a small donation to support our work.

FEATURED PETITION

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KITCHEN GARDENERS INTERNATIONAL Petition

Declare your Food Independence this July 4th

5,431 signatures

you lead and eat by example this July 4th by sourcing the ingredients of your Independence Day meal as locally as possible. Whet our appetites by publishing your planned menu in advance of the holiday. Share your recipes …(more)

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KITCHEN GARDENERS INTERNATIONAL KITCHEN GARDENERS INTERNATIONAL a 501(c)3 nonprofit

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Raise $1776 by July 4th to help others become food independent

We've rechristened our "Eat the View: White House Kitchen Garden" cause as "Food Independence Day" as we seek to reinvent July 4th as a celebration of local foods an (more)

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Who's willing to write to his/her governor or do some local media outreach about this?

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Updated on May 7, 2009 at 4:09am.

Nuts and Bolts

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Updated on March 19, 2009 at 10:49pm.

Really?

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Updated on March 13, 2009 at 2:00pm.