Okay, so I'm not going to be participating in NaNoWriMo.  But otterkin came to the rescue!  I can channel my creative energies elsewhere, and where I'm good at it--FOOD.  That's right, it's National Local Foods Month!  The goals for me will be very similar to otterkin's, and in fact I've practically cut & pasted them in their entirety from her.  I am lobbying her to allow some exemptions for grains, though, and to create a cool logo. 

Here we go:

1.  Write or adapt and test 10 new recipes using 95% locally-sourced ingredients. Exceptions include spices and oil. No breaks for using ingredients that *could* be sourced locally, but aren't (e.g., potatoes). Most of the recipes will be for complete meals.

2.  Investigate 5 new sources of local foods.  No good ideas on this one yet, but I'll be thinking about it.

3. Blog about my finds.

* Get the milk group up & running again

Let the fun begin!!  (Yes, and beginning this project in November?  Hardcore, eh?)