July 3-10 is COSE’s annual Northeastern Ohio Buy Local Week, a cause I happily support. The goal of the week is to have as many people as possible pledge to redirect $100 to local businesses and follow through with that pledge. I’ve made my pledge and suggest you make yours because for every $100 you spend in NEO, $45 of it stays right here. You can pledge your support here and if you do you’ll get a discount card you can use at 40 local businesses.
Being a fat guy, I’d suggest you spend that $100 on Northeastern Ohio food. In addition to having some of the best chefs and restaurants in this country, there are fabulous small-scale food producers and fresh farmers markets across the area. Here’s 11 ways you can spend your $100 on local food during the week of July 3-10, feel free to add your own suggestions in the comments:
- Grab a couple of pints of East Coast Frozen Custard.
- Lunch at Lola.
- Buy all of your produce at your local farmers market.
- Mow on a Parmageddon at Melt.
- Chill out with a 6-pack of Lake Erie Monster from Great Lakes Brewing.
- Find your nearby Mom & Pop pizza shop, you deserve it.
- Mounds and mounds of Greenhouse Tavern fries.
- Pick a few pints of berries, there’s only like 100 places.
- Find a farmer, buy whatever they got, it’s gonna be good.
- Local goat cheese is extra creamy.
- $100 worth of pies is a great way to end any meal.
Photo: Julia Manzerova
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