Big Red Go Green

I like food, and when given the opportunity to eat something and write about it for class credit, you better believe I am going to show up! Last Friday I checked out the Big Red Go Green Food Fair to learn about some of the restaurants serving locally grown food, and campus initiatives to learn more about the local food movement.

Big Red Go Green Food Fair

The first restaurant I ate from was the Upland Brewery. Sadly they were not serving beer, but I did have a sample of a delicious mozzerela caprese sandwich, for only a dollar!

Upland Brewery Caprese Sandwich

Next, I visited the booth of the IU Community Gardens. I have been wanting to try my hand at gardening for a while now, and it could work well with my class project. So, I am planning to start volunteering there next week. Keep tuned for more blog posts about that.

IU Community Gardens: Campus Garden Initiative

One of my first memories of Bloomington was the Dean of the business school telling us incoming MBAs that his favorite restaurant was Restaurant Tallent. After looking at the pricey menu once, I never thought I would have a chance to sample their goods- well I was wrong!

I had myself a delicious BBQ squash sandwich and watermelon limeade.  

It was nice to see some of the more well known local restaurants out, but I would have liked a little more information on CSAs and where to buy local ingredients myself, other than the usual suspects like the farmers' market and Bloomingfoods. I suppose that will take a bit more research!