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  • Gateway Village Market Needs Help

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    Written at the Gateway Market in downtown Charlotte while hanging out with the Secret Chocolatier. At Gateway Promenade there has been an ongoing Thursday market for the past few years. This year the markets coordination duties were pushed onto the communities concierge due to the original coordinators departure. The difference from the vendors perspective is…

  • Participating Locally is Fun

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    Second interview is up at Charlotte Art. I spent some time with an illustrator who is crazy in the good way, Alex Lee. Rewards of Life are Simple Things Spending time with people and learning about them is really rewarding. A living story. One I want to help see a happy continuation of. The early…

  • Julias Coffee

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    If you are in the Charlotte region, or passing through ripping around I-277 think about refilling yourself at Julia’s. While we get comfortable with the things we frequent Julia’s needs your support. Heck, all independents trying right (and by trying right you figure out where their integrity is) and you support that. If you don’t…

  • Down the Rabbit Hole, Alice in Charlotte

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    >In another moment down went Alice after it, never once considering how in the world she was to get out again. Luckily our Alice had the company of some adoring fans from our own celebrity chefs, the [Slow Food community](http://slowfoodcharlotte.org), and the [public at large](http://www.charlotteobserver.com/192/story/303217.html). From September 26th through 27th, Chef Alice Waters visited Charlotte,…

  • Alice Waters & the Edible Schoolyard

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    [Alice Waters Lecture Tickets](http://shop.slowfoodcharlotte.org) In supporting a better set of food choices I participate heavily in [Slow Food Charlotte](http://slowfoodcharlotte.org). A group that by definition is working to hook up those in the fields to those who utilize their products; including keeping biodiversity alive in a world of constant consolidation. Natalie & Cassie of [Grateful Growers](http://ggfarm.com)…

  • Slow Food Charlotte Terra Madre Recap

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    On Wednesday the local Slow Food Charlotte convivia gathered at the Art Institute of Charlotte to hear about the travels of the delegates that went to Terra Madre. They tasted and witnessed a panorama of culinary delights. They also got charged by the passion of the thousands of agri people who were in attendance and…

  • Caffe Nuance Bumpersticker

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    Cafe Press had a deal going on for store owners so I made up a bumpersticker for the shop. You know you want one. We’re going to have so much fun with our shop here in Charlotte. Charlotte has a lot of unmet needs and we hope we can provide an outlet for some growth.