by Shannon Cuthrell | Dec 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Produce Box is proud to team up with companies, universities and organizations across North Carolina that incorporate healthy eating in their workplace wellness programs. That’s why we were so excited to see the Triangle Business Journal’s 2018 Healthiest...
by Shannon Cuthrell | Nov 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
In the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, farmers across North Carolina are still struggling to recover from $1.1 billion in losses, more than double caused by Hurricane Matthew in 2016. Significant damages, some beyond repair, were felt in our own community of farmers...
by marketing | Nov 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
Guest post from blogger and member of The Produce Box Kate Kelly I’m so excited that fall has FINALLY found its way to North Carolina. I was over the hot weather back in May, lol. (So NOT a hot weather gal.) It’s time to break out the sweaters, scarves, hot drinks,...
by marketing | Oct 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
A chat with UNC’s Head of Work-Life Wellness This summer, The Produce Box linked arms with UNC Chapel Hill’s Human Resources Office to offer our weekly menu boxes to faculty and staff as part of the university’s resources package for employees. We teamed up with the...
by marketing | Oct 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Produce Box Teams Up with Inter-Faith Food Shuttle for Doorstep Donations Program Last month, The Produce Box kicked off a “Doorstep Donations” food collection campaign. We asked our members in the Triangle area to leave donations on their front porches for the...
by Shannon Cuthrell | Sep 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
Stop playing with your food and eat it! You may recall a time in your childhood when eating was only a secondary objective when you had a plate of food in front of you. Admit it or not, every kid has had a moment where they’ve had a little fun with their breakfast,...
by Shannon Cuthrell | Sep 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
Durham-based Firsthand Foods has a mission of providing locally-sourced pork, beef, lamb, sausage and other local meat to chefs, retailers and consumers who truly care about helping small-scale livestock producers in North Carolina. The Produce Box has had a...
by Shannon Cuthrell | Sep 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
Your supply of store-bought produce has lived a long journey before it reaches your table. If you’re buying from a large retailer, your fruits and veggies have likely crossed state lines, traveled highway to highway and hopped from storage unit to storage unit. It has...
by Susan Smith | Sep 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
Guest post from blogger and member of The Produce Box Kate Kelly Earlier this summer I took a tour of an Eastern North Carolina cucumber farm. It was really interesting to learn how the farm works, from preparing the soil, planting, picking, boxing, and shipping...
by marketing | Sep 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
It’s a sweet vs. savory showdown! We all know that vegetables are savory and fruits are sweet. We put fruits into pies, tarts and delicious desserts and we roast or saute vegetables with salt, pepper and all sorts of yummy spices. But you can mix it up! Food...
