May 11, 2017 | BY ZACHERY EANES DURHAM – For most local flower growers, there are only two ways to sell your goods: at farmers markets or directly to florists. But for some, those farmers markets aren’t what they used to be and and most florists buy imported flowers from large distributors. “(The Triangle) has […]
A new co-op flower market opens in Durham
A new wholesale market for local flower growers, called Piedmont Wholesale Flowers, celebrated its grand opening on Thursday May 11, 2017, in Durham, NC. Casey Toth | ctoth@heraldsun.com [Original article]
The Farm-to-Florist Wholesale Story Continues in Montana and North Carolina
May 10th, 2017 | Debra Prinzing Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS Many of you feel that pull — the desire to come together with like-minded Slow Flowers folks and create community, cooperation — and commerce — around local flowers. It’s a powerful urge, and I’ve been fortunate […]
2017 Anti-Hunger Policy Conference
Bull City Cool Food Hub Coordinator Neal Curran recently attended the Food Research and Action Center’s (FRAC) 2017 Anti-Hunger Policy Conference in Washington, D.C. Over 1500 attendees from all over the country gathered to learn more about anti-hunger policies and advocacy strategies. A strong North Carolina delegation was present and organized visits with the offices […]
Is Wholesale Right for Me?
On January 18th, Bull City Cool played host to a Wholesale Success workshop for 35 farmers from across the state. From Caswell County to our northwest, to Beaufort County to the southeast, and everything in between! We had farmers young and old. Some new to the industry and some, old hands. We even had hydroponics […]
The Durham Farm and Food Network and BCC
Many thanks to the organizing efforts of Community Food Strategies, food councils have blossomed across North Carolina in 2016! In Durham, food policy efforts are being spearheaded by The Durham Farm and Food Network (DFFN), a group that earned two spokes on Community Food Strategies’ “2016 NC Food Council Accomplishments” wheel. Check them out at […]
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 […]
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 […]
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