2nd Edition Coming This Week!
On May 28th at Crabtree Farms at 2:00 p.m., free printed copies of the 2nd edition of the TasteBuds Local Food Guide will be released to the public. The release events begin with a 20-minute press conference, immediately followed by a celebration with live music and samplings of local food. The public is invited to join the TasteBuds local food partners at Crabtree Farms for this exciting event. The release celebration continues at the Chattanooga Market on Saturday, May 29 and Sunday, May 30 from 11:00-4:00 p.m. Festivities will end at the Main Street Farmers' Market on Wednesday, June 2nd (4:00-6:00 p.m.).
TasteBuds, Chattanooga's local food guide, was introduced last year to encourage consumers to connect with local food produced in a 100-mile radius of the city. This printed guide to locally-grown and locally-produced foods is a 32-page full-color publication. This year, TasteBuds contains over 160 local listings for organizations that produce or support local food, such as:
The TasteBuds website contains the same information as the printed TasteBuds Local Food Guide in an easy-to-access online format: www.tastebudsguide.org.
In an effort to further support local businesses, Crabtree Farms used many local printers and vendors for the TasteBuds printed guide, website and collateral. TasteBuds is printed on FSC Certified Paper.
TasteBuds is made possible by funding from the Benwood Foundation and support from Gaining Ground. Gaining Ground is helping develop a sustainable and distinctively-Chattanoogan foodscape through grants, coordinated efforts and public awareness. Commissioned by the Benwood Foundation to help increase production and consumption of local food, Gaining Ground is helping our region view food in new ways.
"TasteBuds is an important tool in helping increase public awareness about where food is grown locally and where consumers can go to purchase local food and local food products," says Jeff Pfitzer, Program Director of Gaining Ground.
Crabtree Farms is a research and educational project promoting sustainable agriculture in the Chattanooga community. Programs include the TasteBuds local food guide, Outreach & Education and Dig In Kids. Come visit us at our urban demonstration farm! Crabtree Farms is located near downtown Chattanooga at 1000 East 30th Street.
