'Buy Local' Cookout Features Maryland Fare
Event at Government House in Annapolis kicks off "Buy Local Challenge" week, July 23 to 31.
Are you up for the challenge of incorporating at least one local product into your diet each day for a week? Gov. Martin O’Malley and Maryland Secretary of Agriculture Earl F. "Buddy" Hance are encouraging Marylanders to support local farmers by taking part in the state’s “Buy Local Challenge" between July 23 and 31. The challenge kicked off Thursday evening with a cookout at Government House, as crowds gathered despite scorching temperatures to taste the latest local flavors. As part of this year's challenge, O’Malley invited teams to submit recipes made with local ingredients. (See all 40 recipe submissions online here.) The cookout featured recipes from 17 different teams of local chefs with farmers, watermen or producers from …
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