Local produce offerings are starting to slow down as the growing season comes to a close but we still have some nice items coming in from Eastern Carolina Organics. We have a whole mess of Local Heritage breed Turkey’s coming in friday for our Thanksgiving meal on Monday. We will also be offerings some other [...]
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Local Offerings 11/19
Posted in Uncategorized on November 20, 2009 | Comments Off
Local Offerings 11/12
Posted in Uncategorized on November 12, 2009 | Comments Off
Winter sure does seem to be blowing in on us this afternoon. That certainly won’t keep the local produce coming from our friends at Eastern Carolina Organics. Gladheart’s Broccoli is back and new from Vern Switzer are Mustard Greens. Soon enough Vern will also be bringing us broccoli, cauliflower, and kale.
Produce:
Organic Green Beans – [...]
Local Offerings
Posted in Uncategorized on November 5, 2009 | Comments Off
More beautiful Fall crops are filling our coolers. I’ve included some pictures of Vern Switzer’s gorgeous bell peppers, sweet potatoes, and collard greens.
Local Offerings – November 5th
Produce:
Organic Green Beans Cottle Organic (171 Miles)
Organic Napa Cabbage Gladheart Farm (165 Miles)
Organic Globe Eggplant M&M Farm (27 Miles)
Organic Green Kale Pine Knot Farm (65 Miles)
Organic Arugula Cottle Organic (171 Miles)
Organic Green [...]
Local Offerings 10/22
Posted in Uncategorized on October 26, 2009 | Comments Off
Our coolers are packed with beautiful Fall crops. We have some beautiful Red Mustard Greens from Cottle Organic, Broccoli from Watauga River Farm, and the last of Vern Switzer’s Tomatoes, and Eggplant.
I snapped a few pictures of some of our products listed below.
Local Produce:
Organic Basil – Faucette Farms (18 Miles)
Organic Red Beets – Gladheart Farms
Organic Brocolli - Watuaga River (117 miles)
Organic Arugula – [...]
Earth Tub > Emptied
Posted in Uncategorized on October 19, 2009 | Comments Off
Guilford Sustainability Coordinator Jim Dees and I emptied the first batch of comost from the Earth Tub today. It didn’t turn out to be nearly as big a job as we thought. We were able to get the entire thing emptied and loaded on to a golf cart trailer in under two hours. Also because we [...]
This Week’s Local Offerings and Feed the Difference!
Posted in Uncategorized on October 3, 2009 | Comments Off
This Tuesday, October 6th, Guilford Dining with Meriwether Godsey will hold the second annual Feed the Difference Harvest Meal. We will be featuring an almost completly local menu with a variety of menu options to satisfy your hunger.
Some of the local items you’ll find at Be The Difference and through out the week are [...]
Greening of a Loading Dock (Part IV)
Posted in Uncategorized on September 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
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 – [...]
