Posts Tagged ‘organic food’

Community Supported Agriculture

Friday, May 20th, 2011

Name: Know Your Farms
Website: knowyourfarms.com

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a way of purchasing food that helps build a sustainable local food system in the process. By sharing some of the risk, the work, and the commitment with the farmers, you are helping us take great steps forward in rebuilding that system here in the Charlotte region. Know Your Farms handles the marketing, administration, and delivery of the CSA shares so that the farmers can focus on growing the food.

7 Ways to Save Farmland

1. Buy local food
2. Know your neighbor farmers
3. Ask for local when shopping
4. Prepare local meals for friends
5. Speak out on local farming policy
6. Educate friends about buying local
7. Contact legislators
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Read “Grow Great Grub”

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

Your patio, balcony, rooftop, front stoop, windowsill, or planter box is a potential fresh food garden waiting to happen. In this book, Gayla Trail, the founder of the leading online gardening community You Grow Girl, shows you how to grow your own delicious, affordable, organic edibles virtually anywhere.

Grow Great Grub packs in helpful tips and essential information about…

  • Choosing a location and making the most of your soil (even if it’s less than perfect)
  • Determining the limitations of space and strategies to overcome them
  • Keeping pests and diseases away from your plants—the toxin-free way
  • Growing bountiful crops in pots and selecting the best heirloom varieties
  • Details on growing hundreds of vegetables, fruits, herbs, and edible flowers
  • Canning, storing and preserving instruction to make the most of your garden’s generosity
  • Green-friendly, cost-saving growing and building projects that are smart and stylish
  • And much more!

Whether you’re looking to eat on a budget or simply to experience the pleasure of picking tonight’s meal from right outside your door, this is the must-have book for small-space gardeners—no backyard required.

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Luna’s Living Kitchen

Sunday, March 6th, 2011

Name: Luna’s Living Kitchen
Location: 2102 South Blvd Charlotte, NC
Website: www.lunaslivingkitchen.com
Description:
Luna’s Living Kitchen is our Raw Food and vegan Adventure! is a purely vegetarian cafe in SouthEnd Charlotte committed to serving the finest locally produced foods, fresh juices, baked goods and more. Luna’s Living Kitchen is located in historic SouthEnd Charlotte, beside Evolution Gym in Atherton Mill. Expect to be wowed by the beautiful presentation of their food and be served a delicious meal with the freshest ingredients. Enjoy their vegetarian and Raw dishes for breakfast or lunch. (more…)