Nation chicken coops

Chicken coops aren’t just a New York City trend.
More people are tending to chickens as Seattle Tilth , an environmental-education nonprofit, highlighted that in July 47 host families volunteered to show-off their coops for tours– up from 29 last year.

https://paigepapers.com/2011/08/23/nationalchickencoop/

Food Truck Entrepreneurs are welcome at tonight’s panel discussion

Event tonight at 7:30pm: A Panel Discussion with David Weber of the NYC Food Truck Association, owner of Rickshaw Dumplings & more
Debating about food trucks versus the stationary food cart

https://paigepapers.com/2011/08/23/foodtruckpaneldiscussion/

Food trucks work their way around new parking rules in New York City

It seems as though food carts are coming back in full steam as New York enforces a strict policy against mobile food operators parking in Midtown
Does this mean that current food trucks will transform to food carts?

https://paigepapers.com/2011/08/23/strictpolicies_nycfoodtrucks/

Urban gardening goes up around the city

Trending Now: More urban gardens sprouting in New York City
New York City’s Goat Town restaurant in the East Village sources ingredients from their own backyard garden

https://paigepapers.com/2011/08/23/newyorkcity_urbangardening/

Ice Cream and Sundaes

Event: Sunday, August 21st, Ice Cream Sunday at New Amsterdam Market from 1pm -4pm will be hosted at the South Street Seaport from 10am – 8pm
Village Voice’s Fork in the Road blog offers a discount code for ticket purchases

https://paigepapers.com/2011/08/19/newamsterdamicecreamsunday/

Tavern on The Green soon to be a salad dressing product line?

An investor by the name of Louis Bivona wants to buy the naming rights from Tavern On The Green
With plans of developing a salad dressing line, Mr. Bivona sees the name as a historical delicacy

https://paigepapers.com/2011/08/19/louisbivonabuystavernonthegreen/

Trucks park up at The Seaport

Event: Tomorrow, August 20th, PARKED! Food Truck Festival will be hosted at the South Street Seaport from 10am – 8pm
TaraPaige will be there!

https://paigepapers.com/2011/08/19/parkedfoodtruckfestival/

Another Greenmarket opening

Event: The World’s Financial Center Greenmarket grand opening is today. Festivities last until 7pm with live demos from Fatty Cue in Battery Park City
Find out more

https://paigepapers.com/2011/08/18/greenmarketinbatteryparkcity/

More consumers are adding coffee to their morning regime

Technomic’s Market Intelligence Report for Coffee & Tea shows that more people are sipping on the good ol’ cup of joe.
60% of consumers are now drinking coffee on a daily basis

https://paigepapers.com/2011/08/17/coffeeseesmorningincrease/

JM Smuckers sets a new price point for coffee

JM Smuckers is cutting coffee prices
JM Smuckers, which provides coffee for Dunkin’Donuts and Folgers, will be cutting prices to squeeze in on competitors

https://paigepapers.com/2011/08/17/jmsmuckerscutscoffeeprice/