Food Swap!

Food swaps are apparently a new trend. I don't think of myself as particularly trendy, but this is a pretty cool idea. People get together and trade home made or locally grown products. A new group in this area is the Mile High Food Swappers that met for the first time at Ollin Farms in Longmont.

Nineteen people signed up to attend. I didn't count how many showed up, but it was a nice gathering, and a pretty wide range of foods. There was marmalade, ice cream, cookies, elk sausages and burgers, fresh vegetables, eggs, jelly, home made lotions, granola, bread, and probably other things I'm not thinking of. Everyone was asked to bring a minimum of five items to trade. Some brought more. Some people brought five of the same thing, and some brought a variety.

The process was pretty simple. Tables were set up and attendees set out their products so people could see what was available. Some people put out samples as well. There were small sheets were people could put their names and what products they wanted to trade. After everyone had a chance to look, the trading began, and people swapped what they had for what they wanted.

It was a lot of fun, and there was plenty of time to chat with fellow foodies. As far as the trades, I'll bet everyone walked out of there thinking they made the best deal ever.

Photos here are by Amy DuBois. I forgot to bring my camera. (Bad blogger! Bad!)