I spent some time this morning with my friend Eric, the coffee roaster at Earth's General Store here in Edmonton. Our discussion included talk about mutual acquaintances who are interested in good food and drink.

It got me to thinking about an event that I want EnAct to put on: a local food festival. It would be during harvest time in the fall, and we could involve all kinds off people, from foodies to chefs to restaurants. All of the food would be sourced at least 95% from within 160km of Edmonton (100 miles).

There would be some type of judging, with dishes made from ingredients from inside of Edmonton's boundaries having a point advantage of some kind.

We could raise money at this event, and it would draw in all sorts of people, many of whom are already tuned in to the local food movement, but aren't as involved as they could be.

It would be loads of fun, it would encourage experimentation and creativity, and there would be so much potential for connections of all kinds to be made.

I'll starting pushing again on changing our name sometime in the next two weeks.