The Center for Environmental Farming Systems at NCSU featured Bull City Cool as one of several case studies about local food economy development in North Carolina. The two-page published paper, “Durham, NC: Creating Space to Revitalize Community & Health,” does an excellent job of highlighting the benefits of Bull City Cool’s business model at the […]
Durham food hub connects local farmers to local consumers
Durham, N.C. — With the rise in farm-to-table restaurants and produce delivery services, demand is growing for local food. A Durham group says there’s a gap between local farmers and the people who want their produce. The group Farmer Foodshare delivers cases of locally grown food, such as collard greens, from a food hub called […]
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 […]
BCBSNC, where does your garden grow?
BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) had an employee garden that donated 72 pounds of fresh food last year to those in need. But they wanted to do more. They wanted more of their 5,000 employees to be able to participate, and they wanted to increase their yield. So when the garden’s manager, Eliza Bordley […]
A Bee’s Perspective on our Urban Garden
When Inter-Faith Food Shuttle joined the Bull City Cool Food Hub last summer, they did more than re-locate their Durham-based programs to Geer Street. They were prepared to grow their programs and capacity through the food hub. Part of that growth included plans to transform the vacant lot next to Reinvestment Partners, and across from […]
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? […]
100 East Geer Street – A Photo Documentary
100 East Geer Street is a stunning photo documentary, by Holly Bourne, about Reinvestment Partners’ neighborhood revitalization work on the 100 block of East Geer Street in Durham. For those of us who have been involved with Reinvestment Partners (RP) for years, it’s a beautiful tribute the the sweat and tears that we’ve put into […]
The Bathroom – Being All It Can Be (Part II)
Reinvestment Partners and the LGBTQ Center of Durham hosted an event at Bull City Cool on Wednesday, titled “Everyone is Welcome (to use our bathroom!).” (Read all about our bathroom’s sordid history HERE). It was a community event to protest HB2 and foster solidarity and inclusion. And it was a success on all fronts. But […]
Grand Opening packed a punch… and a crowd!
We celebrated our Grand Opening on Thursday, September 10th, to a crowd of almost 100 people! Elected state and county officials, neighborhood residents, funders, and government partners all came through the doors of Bull City Cool to welcome the new Food Hub to the neighborhood. Senator Floyd McKissick, Jr. was one attendant of the Grand […]