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Chef Ron Eyester and Woodland Gardens

May 16, 2010 Breaking Bread & Theater Go Together Brunch is one of my favorite meals and to no surprise I was delighted when Ron Eyester agreed to host the May Farmers/Chef  FFS brunch!  If you haven’t been to Rosebud yet for Sunday brunch then you better make reservations as getting a table even after 2PM [...]

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Chef Ron Eyester

Q & A  with Chef Ron Why is sourcing local and or organic produce important to you & your restaurant? Sourcing local and organic food for the restaurant is significant not only because it is a commitment to superior product, but it also allows us to develop relationships within the community that help further manifest [...]

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Dillwood Farms

Dillwood Farms is owned and operated by Doug and Rosetta Dillard, George’s son and daughter-in-law.  It is their hope and dream that the love that George Dillard and his family had for this land can be fulfilled through the development of sustainable organic products. While Dillwood Farms is currently seeking organic certification, their objective is [...]

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Chef Stephen Herman, Matt Swickerath and Dillwood Farms

April 14,2010 Spring Has Sprung Featured on HGTV, Urban Oasis Bed and Breakfast was filled with character-a MUST as a FFS venue.   Chef Stephen & Matt greeted us with their engaging personality and an amuse’ of spring onion vissychoise,  artichoke and mortadella bruschetta, and spinach and farm egg quiche with bentons ham .  Farmer Doug [...]

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Chef Stephen Herman & Matt Swickerath

Q & A with CHEF STEPHEN & MATT Why is sourcing local and or organic produce important to you & your restaurant? STEPHEN: I think that sourcing locally creates a connection from the farmer to the restaurant to our guests that we serve. Also, these farmers work very hard to give us beautiful product that [...]

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Chef Scott Serpas

Q & A with Chef Scott Why is sourcing local and or organic produce important to you & your restaurant? Because it’s important to me to create an awareness of what is going on in the food industry and it’s a way to give back to our farmers.  It’s also gets back to how people [...]

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TaylOrganics

TaylOrganic Farm is a family-owned and operated farm just southeast of the Atlanta perimeter in Henry County, Georgia. Neil and Marcia Taylor along with dedicated local workers grow some of the finest Southern vegetables, figs, and berries in the Southeast. You can also purchase additional fruit shares, egg shares, and in the summer months we [...]

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Chef Scott Serpas & TaylOrganics

March 15, 2010 St Patricks Day Another event like no other at the cooking studio of Bradford’s on Bishop. Guest were greeted with origame shamrock nametags designed by Mak  and the walls were adorned with art from the Gregg Irby Fine Art Gallery.  Chef Scott tantalized our tastebuds with an amuse of candied pecan blue cheese [...]

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Chef Shaun Doty

Q & A with Chef Shaun Why is sourcing local produce important to you & your restaurant? My commitment to the local farming community is the product of working with Gunter Seeger and his demand for the best in local and seasonal products. I have been fortunate to witness and participate in the creation of [...]

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Crystal Organics

Nicolas Donck was born in Belgium and moved here to this land in Georgia when he was 16. He just recently became a dual citizen of Belgium and the USA. He graduated from UGA with a degree in international business but quickly realized that his heart belonged to farming. Crystal Organic Farm was started (initially [...]

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