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Whether you grow your own, buy them at the farmers market, get them in your CSA box, or find them on your doorstep courtesy of a well-meaning neighbor, it's impossible to overlook the glut of thin-skinned squash that hits the table this time of year. Choose the long, green Zucchini or its yellow cousin, the stout and scalloped Pattypan, or the aptly named Ronde de Nice -- whichever makes its way into your basket, there will be plenty of recipes to choose from.

Love 'em or hate 'em, there's just no denying that Slow Food is a force to be reckoned with in the realm of sustainable eating. And nowhere was this fact more obvious than at the Labor Day weekend extravaganza known as Slow Food Nation. Part farmers market, part county fair, with a dash of college symposium and rock-concert venue thrown in for good measure, the foodie-fest was the subject on everyone's lips (and blogging fingers) for what seemed like weeks on end.

Picking one meal, or even just a single dish, to make with ingredients from your foodshed is a thoughtful way to ease into the locavore life. And the Denver Post's food section does just that: Crafting a classic BLT from ingredients they found within a small radius of town.