Reinvestment Partners, founder of Bull City Cool, is happy to introduce its newest project — WiseWage. Through WiseWage, we’re connecting individuals and businesses with best-in-class prepaid debit cards that save time and money. Check it out today at wisewage.org!
Wholesale Success! – Workshop 1/18
Wholesale Success is a day-long comprehensive workshop designed to help small and mid-sized fruit and vegetable farmers with one of the biggest challenges they face: helping their business grow! This program gives farmers the tools they need to make sure their produce is of the highest quality, to manage food safety and other risks, and […]
Holiday Poultry Drive
Last week concluded the frozen poultry drive hosted by Bull City Cool, and coordinated by the Durham Coalition of Food Pantries. At the close of the drive, over 40 families received a frozen turkey or chicken that was donated by members of the community. The Coalition of Food Pantries organized the drive to address the […]
We Love a Good Mural!
We love a good urban mural for everything it brings to the community. It’s a beautiful surprise of color and design amidst a normally dull landscape. (Seeing an unexpected mural always makes me smile!) It’s a canvas for one or more artists, whether they grew up locally or are recent transplants, just coming to appreciate […]
BCC Hosts Holiday Frozen Poultry Drive
This fall, the Durham Farm and Food Network’s End Hunger Durham Initiative invited community and church food pantry coordinators to a meeting with the objective of organizing and collaborating to better serve Durham’s food insecure families. Utmost in food pantry operators’ concerns was the crucial need at this time of year for more food […]
BCC’s Newest Addition – Ungraded Produce
Duke seniors Courtney Bell and Saranya Ranganathan are the newest addition to the Bull City Cool tenant roster with their startup company, Ungraded Produce. Beginning with a trial phase in September 2016, Ungraded Produce serves Duke students, faculty, and alumni with a CSA-style delivery of produce that comes in all shapes and sizes. They specialize in […]
Plate of the Union Event – 10/26
Bull City Cool and Reinvestment Partners join other local nonprofits in sponsoring a “Plate of the Union” event in Durham on 10/26 @ 6 PM, at the Hayti Heritage Center The Farm & Food Themed Candidates’ Forum will bring together sustainable food leaders, advocates, and local elected officials to show why food and farm issues […]
Meet our Neighbors – Part II
One of the best parts of neighborhood revitalization is the neighbors! The Bull City Cool Food Hub is on the same block as a convenience store, an urban garden, and a transmission shop… and they are all integral parts of our block’s revitalization. Get to know Martin of Mike’s Transmission Service in this beautiful character […]
Meet our Neighbors – Part I
The 100 block of East Geer St is a healthy food corridor, flanked by our Bull City Cool Food Hub and what appears to be a normal quick-stop convenience store. But wait— convenience store food isn’t healthy… or is it? Turns out it can be! Hill’s corner store has been carrying fresh produce for years… […]
Geer Street Learning Garden – Cultivating Community
A week ago today we celebrated the grand opening and dedication of Inter-Faith Food Shuttle’s (IFFS) Geer Street Learning Garden, in collaboration with Reinvestment Partners. It was a colorful collection of partners, funders, friends, and press at the burgeoning urban garden that’s been carefully tended over the past year. And the topic of the day? […]