Sudbury Harvest Feast to showcase local, seasonal fare

Something's cooking at Eat Local Sudbury and you're invited to dinner.

People involvedwith Sudbury's downtown food co-operative are planning a Harvest Feast to celebrate and showcase exclusively local and seasonal fare.

Eat Local managing directorPeggyBaillie said Sudbury is warming up to the locavore food movement sweeping bigger cities, but it hasn't quite arrived.

"While there are restaurants and there are people who are trying to push the boundaries of food [in Sudbury], the uptake from the consumer isn't that great," she said.

"I think there is room to move in terms of getting more people engaged in food."

About 240 tickets will be available for the Oct. 2 Harvest Feast at College Boreal in Sudbury. In addition to an all-local muti-course meal, the evening will showcase local musicians and a local art auction.

Listen to the complete interview with Peggy Baillie:

Morning North4:19Sudbury needs more foodies

Sudbury needs to be a bit more snobby when it comes to food. Peggy Baillie from Eat Local Sudbury is in the Morning North studio to talk about an event called Harvest Feast.

Eat Local announces its Harvest Feast