Media Reports on the BFBL Campaign

FARMERS AND FOODIES EAT A ROYAL FEAST
C-ville Weekly(6/11/08)
"Last night, at the Toliver House restaurant in charming Gordonsville, about 50 people gathered to celebrate the bounty of food and drink that's locally produced. The Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC) sponsored the four-course dinner, but attention fell mostly on the farmers (and distillers, winemakers and ice-cream producers) in attendance, and the food they'd created."

LOCALLY GROWN ORGANIC FOOD HELPING KEEP FARMERS AFLOAT
NBC 29 (6/06/08)
"A push to offer more regionally grown organic food in grocery stores is keeping farmers in business and food bills down." 

BUY FRESH, BUY LOCAL PAYS OFF FOR FARMERS AND LOCALS
NBC 29 (5/29/08)
"With gas prices at an all-time high, many people can't afford to travel far. New numbers show they're choosing food closer to home as well. Grocers, restaurants, and open air markets are selling more food from this area than ever before."

LOCAL FOOD MARKETS KEEP BRANCHING OUT
C-Ville Weekly (5/28/08)
"More happy news from the local food front: Another farmer's market has joined the roster, and this year's Buy Fresh Buy Local guide is now hitting the streets. " 

CHIPOLTE INAUGURATES 'BUY LOCAL' HERE
The Hook (04/03/2008)
In a front page story in the Washington Post last week, gourmet burrito chain Chipotle Mexican Grill, with 700 stores nationwide, announced plans to begin using locally raised pork. And to the delight of local "buy local" fans, the company chose its Charlottesville restaurant in the Barracks Road Shopping Center as the place to kick off the program...That's great news," says Melissa Wiley, head of the Piedmont Environmental Council's Buy Fresh, Buy Local initiative. "We hope it will inspire other local restaurants and chains, to show them what's possible."

LOCAL FOOD CAMPAIGN LOOKS TO CULPEPER
Culpeper Times (03/14/2008)
Sometimes people prefer knowing where their food comes from.  Would you prefer food shipped from a farm 1,500 miles away? Or food from a local farmer within driving distance? One campaign has been helping consumers make the local choice.  For a year now, the Buy Fresh, Buy Local campaign has linked farmers in the Charlottesville and Albemarle region directly to the consumers who want their fresh foods – no supermarkets allowed.

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