Posts Tagged ‘ Idaho’s Bounty ’

Local Food on a Large Scale: Idaho’s Bounty goes wholesale

January 11, 2010
By Guy Hand
Jami Adams at Bittercreek Ale House, an Idaho's Bounty wholesale customer. Photo by Guy Hand

Last Monday, Edible Idaho aired an NPR story on Idaho’s Bounty Co-op, a group bringing sustainably raised, local food to individual consumers. Today, producer Guy Hand reports on Idaho’s Bounty’s attempt to provide large institutions like hospitals, universities and restaurants with local food. By selling wholesale quantities, Idaho’s Bounty plans to take home-grown meats, produce...
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Idaho’s Bounty: Delivering local food in winter

January 4, 2010
By Guy Hand
Photo by Paulette Phlipot

The local food movement is exploding in popularity.  At this time of year, though, fresh local produce can seem like a distant memory.  But even as the snow flies, there are people connecting hungry consumers to local food. In this installment of Edible Idaho, correspondent Guy Hand visits Idaho’s Bounty Co-op, a pioneer in the...
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Northwest Oranges: Why Not?

December 28, 2009
By Guy Hand
Idaho oranges Photo by Guy Hand

An Idaho Orange Tree I’ve got greenhouses on the brain — thanks to some Idaho oranges. Imagine walking through a field of brittle, mid-winter stubble, a sky the color of cement, the wind biting at the back of your neck.  Ahead a nondescript greenhouse sits like so many greenhouses on the Snake River Plain this...
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