"Localicious"

The EAC does a lot of work promoting locally grown, harvested and processed foods. One of the messages our work conveys is that local, organic food can and should be affordable... should be more affordable than subsidized, factory farmed, pesticide-infused imported and overprocessed foods. Smart.

WWF is hosting a fundraiser called "Localicious." The event description says, "Enjoy local and sustainable food dishes at participating restaurants and do your part to create global change for generations to come." Halifax is one of the six or eight participating cities... yay us! The participating restaurants, though ... are Da Maurizio and Fid, two of the highest cost (and best, certainly) restaurants in town (why not Chives? Interesting. They specialize in local and sustainable.). Now, it's a fundraiser, yes. But it doesn't do much to dispel the myth that sustainable foods will cost you the farm. Unfortunate.