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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Durham, NC: Creating Space to Revitalize Community & Health
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 […]
This Way to Community Health!
The food hub was bustling last Wednesday, as over twenty people gathered for the Partnership for a Healthy Durham’s Obesity and Chronic Illness Committee to discuss health-focused initiatives in Durham. This group is a part of a broader group called Healthy Carolinians, which is a state-wide network of partnerships that address health and safety 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 […]
Documenting Durham – Block by Block
Bull City Cool is the featured photo for Bit & Grain’s “Documenting Durham, Block by Block,” a collection of photo documentaries. The extensive community development of Reinvestment Partners, founder of Bull City Cool, is recorded in Holly Bourne’s “The 100-Block of East Geer Street.” Bourne’s work is one of six featured student stories that came […]
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 […]
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