Carolina Farmhouse yogurts are from a small, first- generation farm just north of Durham. The farm, located on 15 acres, is North Carolina’s first farmstead yogurt dairy farm. Cindy Hamrick and her sons started farming together in 2011. Cindy had made a bold decision...
Guest post from our friend (and member!) Kate at Life of A Ginger When I want to treat myself, I don’t reach for chocolate or cake. I’m a savory girl. I go for steak. Or ribeyes to be specific. Ribeyes aren’t an inexpensive cut of meat. When I decide to treat myself...
Judy Carpenter bought the land for Lucky Clays Fresh Farm in 2009 but took two years to decide how to use the 505 acres. She wanted to find an animal to raise that she would not grow attached to. After much thought, she said, “I don’t think I’d get attached to a...
Stem-to-root cooking featuring The Produce Box veggies! a guest post from Kate at Life of Ginger, one of our blogger (and member) favorites! Because of my Produce Box deliveries, I have become much more aware of the parts of food that we use and the parts that go to...
If just one-fourth of the food currently lost or wasted globally could be saved, it would be enough to feed 870 million hungry people in the world! There are many ways that you can reduce food waste. Here are some examples: TIP: Keep a collection of potato peels,...
Guest post from our friend (and member!) Kate at Life of A Ginger This week my Produce Box delivery contained Cara Cara Red Flesh Navel Oranges (our favorite variety), Mixed-Organic Salad Greens, Joyce Farms Naked Chicken Breast Tenders, zucchini, yellow squash, vine...
Making it easy to bring the farm to your table James Sharp’s family established Deans Farm in 1965 in Wilson. Their mission was to bring the best fresh produce to the community. We’ve been working with James for many years now and he always brings us...
Guest post from our friend (and member!) Kate at Life of A Ginger, one of our blog faves! The past few months have been extremely busy with after school activities and work, so we have eaten A LOT of convenience foods. Boxed or frozen dinners that tend to be high in...
Wow…I can’t believe we’ve come to the end of another delicious season, and I’m reflecting on not just THIS year, but the TEN years that we’ve been working to create a new local food system that WORKS! It works for our farmers, because they are...
We’re excited to start 2018 with La Farm Bakery breads on our menu! Their loaves are hand-crafted daily and the entire production process occurs on-site. From the hand shaping and the slow rising of the bread that gives it its characteristic depth of flavor, to...
