Organic Bakery Turns Customers Into Growers
I contributed a blurb for this on Good News Network, but I wanted to spotlight the story here as well, just because I like it — and it’s also a perfect fit with this blog’s focus on making a small difference in a big world.
The Hungry Ghost Bakery in Northampton, MA, is committed to producing only organic baked goods. Yet, for them, this meant
buying what grown in South Dakota, which was then trucked to North Carolina for milling, and then shipped again to Massachusetts for the bakery. Organic, yes, but not local and not a terrific carbon footprint with all that transit. Their innovative solution? What if bakery customers each grew organic what in a small plot at home? The bakery began giving out wheatberries to customers for free — to grow in 10x10' “front yard wheat” plots — and will sponsor a “scythe harvest” when the first crop is ready for harvesting. The always engaging Groovy Green Blog has the whole story and links to related NPR coverage — check it out.
Today’s mitzvah: What creative small local solution can you dream up today?
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The Hungry Ghost Bakery in Northampton, MA, is committed to producing only organic baked goods. Yet, for them, this meant
buying what grown in South Dakota, which was then trucked to North Carolina for milling, and then shipped again to Massachusetts for the bakery. Organic, yes, but not local and not a terrific carbon footprint with all that transit. Their innovative solution? What if bakery customers each grew organic what in a small plot at home? The bakery began giving out wheatberries to customers for free — to grow in 10x10' “front yard wheat” plots — and will sponsor a “scythe harvest” when the first crop is ready for harvesting. The always engaging Groovy Green Blog has the whole story and links to related NPR coverage — check it out.Today’s mitzvah: What creative small local solution can you dream up today?
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