You would never guess that an old jail would make for an ideal site for a grain mill. But the abandoned Skowhegan prison has proven to be the perfect place for Maine Grains, a certified organic mill in Central Maine and a new addition to Bon Appétit’s Farm to Fork roster.
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Oxford’s Campus Farm Is Young But Mighty
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When students at Oxford College bite into a fresh carrot or radish, there’s a good chance it was grown in their own backyard in Oxford, GA.
Pedaling Back to Peace Coffee
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Peace Coffee is a Fair Trade, sustainably grown and distributed coffee company — and a staple of Twin Cities coffee culture. I visited Peace Coffee on my own when I first began my fellowship, and I was thrilled to bring a group of students from my alma mater, Macalester College, along for another tour this past summer — via bike! Minneapolis is a great place to live in so many ways. One that’s dear to me is its “bike highway, the Midtown Greenway. This bike and pedestrian highway was conceptualized pre-2000, and was built on the Midtown Greenway Corridor — a section of land previously used as a railway. About half of our Macalester group biked with me via the Greenway, and the other half of the group took public transit, which was generously subsidized by the Sustainability Office during their appointed […]
Coffee & Collaboration: Visiting Santa Cruz Coffee Roasting Company with CAN
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On a visit to Santa Cruz Coffee Roasting Company, students learn all about this unique collaboration among Bon Appétit, a local coffee roaster, and a nonprofit driven by ethics and environmental stewardship.
Brinkley Farms: Lessons from a North Carolina Family About Stewardship
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A small North Carolina farm’s successful transition from tobacco to food.
Peace Coffee Stays True to Its Name
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The genesis story of Bon Appétit supplier Peace Coffee is an impeccable example of how important and rewarding it can be to follow a product all the way back to its beginnings.
Farmers, Friends, and Filberts: Exploring Flamingo Ridge Farm
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A perfect fall afternoon: a tour of Flamingo Ridge Farm, a discussion of sustainability and Bon Appétit, and a delicious farm-fresh meal prepared by Executive Chef Jenny Nguyen.
5 Mountains: Telling a Story of Monks, Mountains, and Sustainable Tea
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The cofounders of 5 Mountains Tea visit University of San Francisco and share the story behind their tea and the values they strive to uphold.
“The Maserati of Pork”: Farmer Takes Roger Williams Students for an Emotional Drive
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A visiting farmer makes an emotional appeal for people to make better choices when it comes to their meat — to pay more for and to appreciate a well-raised animal.
Fork to Farm Grant Update: Garden Treasures Is Growing Greenhouses
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Garden Treasures used its grant money to buy and ship greenhouse posts for six of the 10 greenhouses they had acquired from retiring Oregon farmers and built two of them with help from volunteers.