tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361372309382696892024-03-13T14:27:14.542-04:00Cherry Capital FoodsDedicated to providing the best possible distribution system and service for local to local foods throughout Northwest MichiganUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger146125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36137230938269689.post-20166766667633821492011-08-18T10:43:00.002-04:002011-08-18T11:00:42.437-04:00Jobs and mid-sized farmsWhat do California and Michigan have in common besides thousands of miles of coastline? I would argue that as the 2 most agriculturally diverse states we are both poised to create jobs and opportunities around an often overlooked and neglected market sector, namely farming. <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/elanor-starmer/looking-for-jobs-check-un_b_923500.html"> Elanor Starmer</a> blogs that "the midsized family farms that used to dominate U.S. agriculture are disappearing, and with them, the jobs they once brought on and off the farm. That's largely a consequence of the fact that over the last few decades, the number of companies that buy food from farmers, process it, and distribute it to consumers has shrunk while the size of the few left has grown dramatically" If you replace California with Michigan and SF Bay Area with GT Bay Area the similarities are uncanny.
<br />So, how can you help? One way is to "buy local" whenever you can. The Michigan Land Use Institute has a great program, <a href="http://www.localdifference.org/spend10.asp">"Spend 10 Local Dollars"</a> and the resources to help. Check it out and let's help build more of those mid-sized farms that are crucial to our health and well being, economic growth, and food safety. Take the pledge!
<br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/elanor-starmer/looking-for-jobs-check-un_b_923500.html"> </a>evanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03934412395608250046noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36137230938269689.post-58172290087498886562011-08-17T20:07:00.000-04:002011-08-17T20:07:54.862-04:00Good food for our kids<div>Our own Kelly Lively tells it how it is</div><div>
<br /></div><a href="http://www.upnorthlive.com/news/story.aspx?id=651150#.TkxXD81OwZw">Fact Finder Back to School: Lunch Goes Local : News : UpNorthLive.com</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36137230938269689.post-36458799008444214052011-08-17T10:21:00.000-04:002011-08-17T10:21:12.476-04:00Sleeping Bear Dunes, Michigan Voted Good Morning America's 'Most Beautiful Place' - ABC News<div>Another post that's not about food, but a big shout out for our neighbors, suppliers and clients in Leelanau and Benzie Counties.</div><div>
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<br /></div><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/best_places_USA/sleeping-bear-dunes-michigan-voted-good-morning-americas/story?id=14319616">Sleeping Bear Dunes, Michigan Voted Good Morning America's 'Most Beautiful Place' - ABC News</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36137230938269689.post-45296514250089624482011-08-09T10:12:00.000-04:002011-08-09T10:12:22.929-04:00recognition for some of our friends<div>Adding to the recognition that we have something going here</div><div>
<br /></div><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2011/08/07/travel/07surfacing-traverse-city.html">In North Michigan, Cherries Are Just the Beginning - Slide Show - NYTimes.com</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36137230938269689.post-61610275742561006852011-08-02T08:59:00.000-04:002011-08-02T08:59:41.129-04:00Not about food<div>This isn't about food or Cherry Capital Foods, but about our "hometown"</div><div><br /></div><div>Check this link:</div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKr7JctKat8">*OFFICIAL* Traverse City LipDub 2011</a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKr7JctKat8"> - YouTube</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36137230938269689.post-14529131393420932892011-07-28T12:42:00.000-04:002011-07-28T12:42:26.743-04:00Nice mention for our region<div>Summer resident touts where to go </div><div>Some of our clients and partners ...</div><div><br /></div><div>Nice</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.bonappetit.com/blogsandforums/blogs/badaily/2011/07/mario-batali-travel-michigan.html">How Mario Batali Escapes New York Summers: BA Daily: Blogs : bonappetit.com</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36137230938269689.post-24688785205777998522011-07-18T14:32:00.002-04:002011-07-18T14:41:10.316-04:00Vanishing VarietiesA study conducted in 1983 by the Rural Advancement Foundation International found evidence that we are losing diversity in our fruit and vegetable crops. The survey, which included 66 crops, found that about 93 percent of the varieties had gone extinct.<br />Mother Nature knows the key to a resilient food system is diversity. Certainly we need more up to date information but to me it's a reminder to buy local and educate ourselves to the rich texture of flavors and colors found in the multitude of heirloom crops we have have here in Michigan.<br />Click <a href="http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/07/food-ark/food-variety-graphic">here</a> to see the graph.<span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><span class=" down" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_CreateLink" title="Link" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 8);ButtonMouseDown(this);"><img src="img/blank.gif" alt="Link" class="gl_link" border="0" /></span></span>evanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03934412395608250046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36137230938269689.post-48221815645978876032011-07-14T12:47:00.000-04:002011-07-14T12:47:54.521-04:00Some recognition<div>Our fall event, PigstockTC gets some recognition</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://ruhlman.com/2011/07/salumi-update/">When is Salumi Being Published? | Michael Ruhlman</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36137230938269689.post-67440102273217606562011-06-13T09:17:00.002-04:002011-06-13T09:24:44.408-04:00One more reason to eat locallyJust in case we needed a reminder of why we prefer to eat locally raised chicken along comes some interesting news on the use of arsenic in "enhancing" the growth rate of factory farmed poultry. Read this on-line article in "<a href="http://www.grist.org/food-safety/2011-06-08-fda-admits-supermarket-chickens-test-positive-for-arsenic">grist</a>" and learn about hoe few chickens are ever tested by the USDA.evanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03934412395608250046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36137230938269689.post-50601449185148207632011-06-08T09:12:00.000-04:002011-06-08T09:12:12.141-04:00Still on Asparagus<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/08/dining/asparagus-and-eggs-take-center-stage-a-good-appetite.html?_r=1&hpw">Asparagus and Eggs Take Center Stage - A Good Appetite - NYTimes.com</a>: <div><br /></div><div><i>"Asparagus and eggs have an affinity for each other. The voluptuous yolk softens and smoothes the grassy sharpness of the vegetable, while the asparagus brightens up the dull richness of the egg."</i></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36137230938269689.post-3746405766351395942011-05-30T08:57:00.001-04:002011-05-30T08:59:43.265-04:00Memorial Day<div>Let's not forget</div><div><br />
</div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvBn7pkaSFI">American Airlines commercial 'Putting Them First'</a><br />
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</div><div>The commercial above was created by James Gartner of Traverse City.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><a href="http://tedxtraversecity.com/speakers/james-gartner">Speakers : James Gartner | TEDxTraverseCity</a></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36137230938269689.post-36137567565424428512011-05-28T08:34:00.000-04:002011-05-30T08:50:26.299-04:00Fit<div>Some of the issues that need to be addressed, such as job skills.</div><div><br />
</div><a href="http://mlui.org/blogs/?p=1807">Growing Local? Then Grow Job Skills | Our Voices</a><br />
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</div><div>We also think it's important to know that you can't "do everything" </div><div>Find what you are best at, and fit that niche.</div><div><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36137230938269689.post-51087056066369461422011-05-19T21:31:00.000-04:002011-05-19T21:31:21.496-04:00If you are going to be a carnivore...<div>It's best to make as much use of the animal as possible</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/05/19/hill/">Eating the whole hog | Marketplace From American Public Media</a>: <div><br /></div><div><i>"Boutique butchers are booming as chefs and home cooks look to eat all the parts of the animal -- from nose to tail."</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>"</i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; "><i>McCall's is one of a growing number of gourmet butchers opening around the country. The chop from Fat the pig will cost $18 a pound -- about three times as much as grocery store pork. McCall says his customers want, first and foremost, good food. It's hard to ever call meat really good for the environment -- it takes far more resources to grow animals than plants. But some customers come in thinking about sustainability. And there's a sense among dedicated meat eaters -- if you're going to eat meat, the most ethical way to do it is to eat all of the animal."</i></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36137230938269689.post-63240487745478140422011-05-09T10:54:00.000-04:002011-05-09T10:54:39.481-04:00It's time - Asparagus<div>That lovely stalk, how do we cook it ... let's count the ways.</div><div><br /></div><div>While imported may make it "year round" - we have fresh and local !</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/01/magazine/mag-01Eat-t.html?ref=magazine">Mark Bittman’s Asparagus Recipe Flow-Chart - NYTimes.com</a>:<div><br /></div><div><i> "It takes effort to maintain a sense of seasonality with asparagus, given that it has become a year-round product. But right now even the stuff in supermarkets may come from a local source — so that the stalks snap rather than bend when you apply pressure and the aroma and flavor are fresh rather than simply strong."</i></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36137230938269689.post-90404361111660873272011-05-06T16:09:00.002-04:002011-05-06T16:22:06.961-04:00Are foodies elitists?Any time I hear the term "elitist" being aimed at a group or person, I smell someone who doesn't have an effective argument, resorting to name calling. Read Eric Schlosser's (Fast Food Nation) response to the American Farm Bureau Federation's recent attempt to marginalize those who feel good food matters. Click <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-being-a-foodie-isnt-elitist/2011/04/27/AFeWsnFF_story.html">here</a> to learn more.<br />By the way, asparagus is only a week away...evanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03934412395608250046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36137230938269689.post-3393497183230902722011-05-01T10:43:00.000-04:002011-05-01T10:43:50.855-04:00Rock & Roll<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our crew is read to Rock & Roll this coming season.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Moving fresh product from our growers to your favorite restaurant, school, grocery or resort.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Watch for us on the road and watch for some pending news.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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We ended up with something between 125 and 150 friends<br />
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Hardly any time to take photos, so here are a few done during set up <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37996599816@N01/sets/72157626243296579/">here</a><br />
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Kudos to the hard work by all the staff.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36137230938269689.post-53275525529593041392011-03-25T14:39:00.000-04:002011-03-25T14:39:35.454-04:00The cat's out of the bag<div>We've been saying this for some time.</div><div>We support CSA's, Farm Markets, but to really get this working, we need to do some serious business - get to more customers, where most of them shop.</div><div><br /></div><div>This is an <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">IMPORTANT READ</span></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.grist.org/article/2011-03-18-forget-farmers-markets-i-want-to-see-my-meat-in-price-chopper">Forget farmers markets—I want to sell my pastured meat at Price Chopper | Grist</a>: <div><br /></div><div><i>"It is time to make local passe. It is time to make regional the new local. Enough of farmers markets, CSAs, and direct on-farm sales. Yes, they are exciting -- they feel like they are getting us somewhere. And, to be honest and give them their due, they have gotten us somewhere. The reality, however, is that they will never get us there, whither goest we must if we want to make a change -- real change. I will say it as straight as I can: I want to see my pork in Price Chopper (a supermarket).<br /><br />Can this be done with integrity? Yes, yes it can. But, you'll need to have faith and let me, the friendly face you like to see at the farmer's market, recede into the background again, let me fall out of the limelight into the limeless light of the sun shining brightly on me and the critters living lovely on the fields."</i></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36137230938269689.post-6803262341418797572011-03-24T22:00:00.000-04:002011-03-24T22:00:53.052-04:00Good Trends<div>Mark tallies up 6 trends from better awareness of good food, to better school food ... we seek to support these trends.</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/22/food-six-things-to-feel-good-about/?src=me&ref=homepage">Some Good News About Food - NYTimes.com</a>: <div><br /></div><div><i>"The great American writer, thinker and farmer Wendell Berry recently said, “You can’t be a critic by simply being a griper . . . One has also to . . . search out the examples of good work.”"</i></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36137230938269689.post-62635648883272688722011-03-14T15:01:00.002-04:002011-03-14T15:25:50.531-04:00Celebrate Spring! CCF Open House March 22ndThe sun is shining and the snow is melting! Spring will be here before we know it. To celebrate, we are hosting an open house at our new facility on March 22nd from 2 to 7pm.<br /><br />Tour our newly renovated warehouse and facility. All of our product lines are on display for your perusing with special show pricing available. Enter our drawing to win passes to <a href="http://www.chefs-challenge.com/">Boyne Mountain's Chef's Challenge</a>. This event is catered by <a href="http://www.missiontable.net/">Mission Table</a> and <a href="http://www.caterleelanau.com/">Epicure Catering</a> with Happy Hour starting at 5pm.<span style="color:#ad3f03;"><br /><br /><a href="mailto:rsvp@cherrycapitalfoods.com?subject=Open House Reservation">RSVP Here!</a></span><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> </span></p>Look for our fleet of vehicles parked out front!<br /><br />Our new address: 807 Airport Access Road, Suite 111 Traverse City, MI 49686<br /><iframe width="425" height="350" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=807+Airport+Access+Road,+Suite+111+Traverse+City,+MI+49686&aq=&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=31.839416,86.572266&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=807+Airport+Access+Rd+%23111,+Traverse+City,+Grand+Traverse,+Michigan+49686&z=14&ll=44.751835,-85.581493&output=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=807+Airport+Access+Road,+Suite+111+Traverse+City,+MI+49686&aq=&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=31.839416,86.572266&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=807+Airport+Access+Rd+%23111,+Traverse+City,+Grand+Traverse,+Michigan+49686&z=14&ll=44.751835,-85.581493" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">View Larger Map</a></small>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36137230938269689.post-13310888100256562472011-03-05T12:47:00.000-05:002011-03-05T12:47:39.679-05:00What's LocalFurther on the idea of Local<br />
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We have decided to declare that Local is "What our Customers decide it is"<br />
Some may want to concentrate on 100 miles from our HQ in Traverse City.<br />
Some may consider from Michigan to be local.<br />
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We will seek to be aware of what our clients want and respond appropriately.<br />
Just let us know what your criteria are and be aware that others may have different criteria.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36137230938269689.post-69535781381988557872011-02-24T08:11:00.002-05:002011-02-24T08:11:51.187-05:00Local or not?It has come to our attention that there may be some confusion about our goal of being a local to local food distribution company.<br />
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Why do we offer products from outside our core area of NW Michigan (roughly 150 mile radius around Traverse City) ?<br />
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Quite simply<br />
1) to make some profit that can help support our local to local goals<br />
2) serve our clients<br />
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What products will we offer that are not local ?<br />
<span style="color: red;">Those that do not compete with our local suppliers</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">Example : we will not sell Washington Apples against Michigan Apples - period.<br />
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<span style="color: black;">But can anyone show us Michigan olive groves? </span><br />
<span style="color: black;">Until anyone can, we'll offer fine olive oils from our partner <a href="http://www.earthy.com/" linkindex="17">Earthy Delights</a></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0