We’re finally wrapping up this little project. All of the plants are in the ground and the Earth Tub is fully assembled. We’re still waiting for the electricians to get it fully installed and churning. Then all that’s left to do is finish the fence. We also clipped our first herbs today! Enough basil [...]
Archive for September, 2009
Greening of a Loading Dock (Part IV)
Posted in Uncategorized on September 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Michael Pollan: Diet Reform = Healthcare Reform
Posted in Uncategorized on September 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In an NYT op-ed piece from last week, Michael Pollan lays out his argument as to why we spend twice as much per citizen on healthcare than European countries. It’s not only because of our system’s inefficiencies, but because Americans are increasingly fatter. According to Pollan, “Even the most efficient health care system that the [...]
Local Availability September 10th – September 17th
Posted in Uncategorized on September 10, 2009 | Comments Off
New this week are Organic Crimson Sweet Melons. Look for them on the fruit and yogurt bar.
Local Produce:
Organic Cucumbers – Faucette Farms (18 Miles)
Organic Globe Eggplant – Cottle Organic (117 miles)
Organic Arugula – Timerwood Organics (49 miles)
Organic Red Potatoes – Ward Brothers (171 miles)
Organic Okra – Timberwood Organics (49 miles)
Organic Crimson Sweet Melons – Wiebe [...]
Local Availability September 3rd – September 10th
Posted in Uncategorized on September 4, 2009 | Comments Off
Local Produce:
Organic Cucumbers – Faucette Farms (18 Miles)
Organic Globe Eggplant – Cottle Organic (117 miles)
Organic Arugula – Timerwood Organics (49 miles)
Organic Red Potatoes - Ward Brothers (171 miles)
Organic Okra – Timberwood Organics (49 miles)
Organic Sugar Baby Melons – Wiebe Farms
Organic Butternut Squash – Cottle/Ward
Organic Covington Sweet Potatoes – Cottle Organics (117 miles)
Red Bibb and Green Leaf Lettuce – [...]
Earth TUB!!
Posted in Uncategorized on September 3, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Check it out. We are the proud new operators of the Earth Tub in-vessel compost system from Green Mountain Technologies. As you can imagine, we’re pretty stoked.
Jim’s excited too.
Meeting of the minds: Guilford Sustainability Coordinator Jim Dees and our Executive Chef Anthony Tisdale discuss the logistics of getting all our kitchen waste through this [...]
Greening of a Loading Dock (Part III)
Posted in Uncategorized on September 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Plants are in the ground! We also tweaked the walkway a little bit. I think it’s a great improvment, aesthetically and functionally.
I might be most excited about the six blueberry bushes on the fence line. Eventually there will be climbing roses on the fence. Directly next to the blueberry bushes are a few different [...]
