Tag Archives: restaurant
You Gonna Eat That?
We have about 32 assorted birds on applewood farm at the moment. We also have a casual restaurant that generates a generous amount of food waste. Turns out, birds LOVE restaurant food. Chickens love it; ducks love it; guinea fowl … Continue reading
Mother’s Day Brunch
After about 25 years in restaurants, I can safely say that Mother’s Day brunch is the worst possible shift the industry has to offer. It is stressful for a number of reasons, but mainly because EVERYONE thinks that THEIR mother … Continue reading
applewood farm Photo Contest! (with Prizes!)
Since we opened applewood restaurant back in 2004, we’ve always featured the work of local photographers on our walls. We have tried to find photos that showed images of farms and farming, and so far we think we’ve done a … Continue reading
Poor in Farm; Rich in Friendship
In the summer of 2004, Dave and I were walking home from a seminar on organic gardening at the Park Slope Food Co-op in Brooklyn. The farmer who had spoken gave out bags of freshly-picked lettuces to everyone who came … Continue reading
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