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 […]
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 […]
Learning from Limits – Our Success (and Failure) Story
Bull City Cool is a success – everyone thinks so… our grantors, our tenants, our neighbors. But how did it become a success? To borrow words from Sumner Redstone: Success is not built on success. It’s built on failure. It’s built on frustration. Sometimes it’s built on catastrophe. Learning From Limits is a new report […]
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 […]
Rubbing Elbows with the USDA
We’re rubbing elbows with the USDA and we couldn’t be happier! We won a $100,000 grant from the USDA’s Local Food Promotion Program to support the Bull City Cool food hub. The funds will be used to support an inventory of Durham County farmers, promote local foods, and build capacity for local food processing. Hats […]