Traction

I love to eat. I also love being healthy, supporting our local economy, and making conscious choices that help reduce my ecological footprint. One of the ways I express these passions is by making and eating healthy homemade meals. But I don’t always have the time or energy to cook. So I came up with a way to get homemade meals even when I can’t cook…

WHAT: Potluck-turned-freezer-stock-up party
WHO: health-, eco- and money-conscious Tractivists
WHEN: Monday, Feb 22, 7:30pm
WHERE: Traction HQ (1018 Broad St. in Durham)
RSVPs appreciated (and for more details): freezer@getTraction.org

Here’s how it works: You bring a big dish to share (like a soup or casserole), the recipe, and empty tupperware containers. You taste lots of other dishes made by fellow Tractivists and take home the ones you want, along with the recipes. (We’ll have PB&J to supplement the tasting so you don’t go home hungry.) The next time you’re too busy or tired to cook, voila! you have healthy, homemade options right in your freezer.

Why is this a great idea? In addition to having convenient frozen dinners without all the packaging, you save on money, time, and dirty dishes! You get to make one dish once, yet enjoy the flavors and nutrition from many different meals over many days. You get to meet other Tractivists who like to cook but, like you, don’t always have the time to do it.  I’ve hosted a freezer-stock-up party before, and it was a huge success. I ate delicious homemade meals for weeks from my freezer.

I will personally try to use the most local and sustainably-grown ingredients in my dish (even some from my own garden!). But you don’t have to.  Homemade food made with conventionally grown ingredients is still healthier and more eco-conscious than pre-processed frozen dinners. So whatever your angle, we welcome your creative culinary license!

Keep it real, keep it homemade, keep those taste-buds jumping,

Jayme Johnson
homesteader, bike commuter, Tractivist

P.S. Don’t forget: this FRIDAY the 19TH we’re screening the documentary The Order of Myths. RSVP to mardi@getTraction.org or we’ll be short on moonpies!

Mon Feb 22nd: Freezer party foodshare event. freezer@getTraction.org
Sat Feb 27th: Historic Thousands on Jones St. aka HK on J (new date). hkonj@getTraction.org