Foodstock 2011

Foodstock brought thousands of us (guesstimates range from 15,000 to 28,000) to a nearby potato farm to sample amazing dishes prepared by 70+ professional chefs.  We wanted to show support for local farmers and agriculture. Over 2,000 acres of farmland may be turned into a "mega quarry" as deep as Niagara Falls for mining limestone. Should the Melancthon Quarry come to be, it threatens to destroy a huge chunk of rich, agricultural land, to disrupt wildlife, and to drain a water table that is a valuable source for the surrounding area and everything south of it towards Lake Ontario.

I think that this whole thing really has to be thought out and planned well before hand.  We've been accused of NIMBYism; however, this thing is so big that it's in everyones back yard!

It was a fabulous event.  The organization was monumental and as far as we were concerned it went without a hitch. My friend Dale and I had a great time grazing through the woods: