#SpoCOOL: 7vs7: Spokavore Click it!
By #SpoCOOL | Feb 03, 2010 | 33 Responses
“…highlighting local, sustainable, and damn good food options.” – Green Man Bart
For 2 to 12 Players/Ages 10-Adult
OBJECT
Take 5 days to eat local products from local vendors within a 150 mile radius of Spokane, WA. As promised during Locavore Round 1, Round 2 aka Spokavore will take place when Main Market opens February 15 – 20, 2010. Sign up (post a comment) by February 12, 2010 to confirm a spot among the players.
EQUIPMENT
Your choice of local food. In this case, “local” is defined as anywhere within a 150 mile radius of Spokane, WA. ”Food” will be defined as anything produced by a local business.
You will also need a way to communicate your progress. Sign up for a blog and post it there, or email us, and we will post it here for you. Be sure to communicate what products or recipes you think other people should know about. More contest will be announced during the challenge. All posts from players will be fed to one central location. Photos are always helpful. This is all on the honor system and nothing is worse than your own conscience getting the best of you. Announce when you have accidently, purposefully, or otherwise lost the contest.
RULES
- Any types of groceries should be bought at local grocery stores. This would include places like Main Market, Huckleberry’s, Rocket Market, Fresh Abundance, etc. Though keep in mind that larger chains like Yoke’s and Rosauers are also local.
- Any type of packaged product bought at aforementioned grocery stores (or directly from producer) should be produced locally by local companies. They could, however, be produced using ingredients from outside our region. For example: Small Planet Tofu, Northern Lights beer, Bumble Bars, Arbor Crest wine, DOMA coffee, etc.
- Any type of baked goods bought at aforementioned grocery stores or directly from vendor (be it a bakery or boutique) should be produced locally by local companies. For example: bread from Petite Chat, chocolates from OMO, etc.
- Any type of meats should have been raised locally. You can find this at Fresh Abundance, Egger’s, etc. (Look carefully, as places like Huckleberry’s carry mostly Oregon and California meats.)
- When eating at restaurants they should predominantly use local products. For example: Coffee Social, Sante, Mizuna, Latah Bistro, etc.
- When preparing food/baking at home you should predominantly use local products. Certain staples, like salt, aren’t produced locally, so they are exempt. (As long as they’re bought from a local grocery store.) Dietary supplements are also exempt.
- Non-local vegetables are, because of the season and the spirit of the game, allowed, as long as they are purchased from a local market.
- As promised during Locavore Round 1, a list of local products will be created. Send in your suggestions to build the Spokavore directory.
WINNING
You win the game if you are the first player to make it to the end of the 5 day challenge without consuming products outside of the 150 mile range. There may be more than one winner. The winner(s) might get a prize.
That’s all folks!
We will be happy to answer questions about this game. Post a comment or email via contact.
Potential Players List:
- Andrew
- Bart
- Barry
- Becky
- Crystal
- Gaeyia
- Geneva
Hank- Mark S.
- Monique
- Paul
- Rachel
- Remi
Ryan
Ryan Comment 1 of 33
Feb 03 2010 12:17 pmI’m out! I will be out of town right in the middle of the game week, enjoying an evening of classy, understated entertainment with my sister and one Mr. Jon Bon Jovi.
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Remi Comment 2 of 33
Feb 03 2010 12:25 pmOh, very classy!
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Ryan Comment 3 of 33
Feb 03 2010 12:43 pmI’ve heard he has all his concessions shipped in from Spokane, so you never know – I may be able to participate after all.
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Andrew Comment 4 of 33
Feb 03 2010 1:10 pmSo, Taco Bell is allowed, right? Because I’m on the Drive-thru Diet.
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Just kidding. I’m in.
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Unknown Neva Comment 5 of 33
Feb 03 2010 1:40 pmI’m in…
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Becky Comment 6 of 33
Feb 03 2010 2:54 pmI’m having a hard time motivating myself to get myself into this, but yeah…I’m in.
Paul isn’t on the potential player list.
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Barry Comment 7 of 33
Feb 03 2010 2:58 pmCan I join the party too? 150 miles only covers half the local wine region though. I’m pretty sure Maryhill would be out, for instance, even though I consider them kind of a neighborhood wine. Could we just drink anything that’s Columbia or Yakima valley? If not I guess I can get by on Lone Canary, Barrister and Townshend.
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Unknown Neva Comment 8 of 33
Feb 03 2010 3:10 pmoops Paul is there now. Becky, I bet you eat 90% of your day from local sources anyway?
Barry, John Spear made the map last time, maybe he will again, to show the 150 mile radius. Glad you are going to play.
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Monique Comment 9 of 33
Feb 03 2010 3:20 pmI’m in. I can’t help myself; I think I follow these rules anyway! I like the idea of having a potluck in here somewhere.
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Rachel Comment 10 of 33
Feb 03 2010 3:51 pmI’m in!
I have a job now, it’s going to be a very different challenge for me this time around!
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Bart Comment 11 of 33
Feb 03 2010 4:12 pmGreen Man is in!
And I just did this happy dance – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1Ji8RRiREs
p.s. – glad to see you caved Monique.
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Mark Simonds Comment 12 of 33
Feb 03 2010 4:44 pmI’m in as usual. This will be the least depraved challenge we have had so far. Great way to spotlight local food producers. Also, WAY TO GO setting up Spokavore.com!
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Crystal Comment 13 of 33
Feb 03 2010 11:00 pmAfter a little push from Monique, I’m in. I’ll figure out the gluten free grains thing. I already found a GF flour mix that Michlitch makes:
http://www.spokanespice.com/products.php?secid=103
Does that count?
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Crystal Comment 14 of 33
Feb 03 2010 11:03 pmAlso, Spokavore.com looks great!
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Hank Comment 15 of 33
Feb 04 2010 7:36 amI’m probably going to regret this, but I’m going to bow out of this one.
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Remi Comment 16 of 33
Feb 04 2010 8:21 amBarry — We’ll add you to the list.
Crystal — I do believe that counts.
Hank — Chicken!
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UnknownNeva Comment 17 of 33
Feb 04 2010 9:04 amRachel, I’m excited to see what you come up with this time. Crystal nice research, looks like you will be GF and local.
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John Speare Comment 18 of 33
Feb 04 2010 9:31 amUnknownNeva — here’s your radius: http://tinyurl.com/yadte33
I’m out. I didn’t even make it 12 hours last time.
Also — just FYI: my last name has an e at the end of it.
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Remi Comment 19 of 33
Feb 04 2010 10:00 amNice map, John! Walla Walla is within the radius. Nice. More wine selections. (The latter might benefit Barry.)
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MG Comment 20 of 33
Feb 04 2010 10:06 amI will participate!
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A bit more about Spokavore « Spokane Food Blog Comment 21 of 33
Feb 04 2010 10:09 am[...] company that won’t be removed is DOMA, who kindly has offered up some prizes for the Spokavore contest! That’s right, you now have something to compete for, and backstabbing is hereby [...]
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Remi Comment 22 of 33
Feb 04 2010 10:20 amMark, I shall add you to the list.
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James Paul Comment 23 of 33
Feb 04 2010 10:51 pmI.
Am.
In.
Get ready Remi Schmolson.
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gaeyia Comment 24 of 33
Feb 06 2010 10:36 amIn it to win it.
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Remi Comment 25 of 33
Feb 06 2010 11:25 amGaeyia, I’ve added you to the list.
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MMC Comment 26 of 33
Feb 06 2010 7:59 pmthanks for including us and inviting folks to our grand opening week of activities – will be fantastic!
main market co-op
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Andrew Zahler Eats » Blog Archive » Prettying up the new digs Comment 27 of 33
Feb 07 2010 12:50 pm[...] as the posts below will show, and guess what? There’s another food challenge coming up: Spokavore Round 2. I’ll be updating my progress [...]
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Spokavore — last call « Spokane Food Blog Comment 28 of 33
Feb 11 2010 11:22 am[...] reminder that the deadline to register for our little Spokavore contest is tomorrow. Check aforementioned link for all the [...]
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Monique Comment 29 of 33
Feb 12 2010 1:02 pmI’m really trying to sort out the gray areas in the rules:
Like… bulk food items such as beans, grains, etc. Do they count if bought from Main Market, Fresh Abundance, etc?
What are the staples we’re allowing as exempt? Salt, I see is one. Sugar, baking powder, olive oil and vinegars; what about these? I don’t know how to define “certain staples”!
Without these clarifications I don’t see how this challenge is that much easier than the other except that we have unlimited produce and salt (oh yeah, and alcohol). Okay, so it’s not as bad, but I still need clarity.
Please advise.
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Remi Comment 30 of 33
Feb 12 2010 1:51 pmBeans and most grains — these are produced in the area, thus those are the ones that need to locally produced. Same goes for olive oil and, I believe, certain vinegars.
Exempt are the most basic staples NOT produced here and can NOT be substituted with something produced locally: Salt, sugar, baking powder… Those would qualify.
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Spokavore: Day 1 | Andrew Zahler Eats Comment 31 of 33
Feb 15 2010 10:06 pm[...] quite nicely: “highlighting local, sustainable, and damn good food options.” Check out the rules if you need to know [...]
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Spokavore Challenge: Day One « Home Economics 2.0 Comment 32 of 33
Feb 16 2010 9:57 am[...] Challenge: Day One The Spokavore Challenge is the second locavore challenge I’m participating in. Unlike the first this is [...]
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Wrapping up in style (Spokavore: Day 5) | Andrew Zahler Eats Comment 33 of 33
Feb 19 2010 11:40 pm[...] anybody protests, I’ll quote the fifth rule of the competition: When eating at restaurants they should predominantly use local products. For example: Coffee [...]
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