June 8, 2006

Greenleaf: A Local Food Exchange

Rick Barrett:
When a farmer walked into Whole Foods wanting to sell a huge sack of morels, store employee Heather Hilleren watched a futile effort unfold.

The farmer didn't have vendor credentials, and it would have taken two weeks to get them. By then, the freshly picked morels would have spoiled.


Posted by James Zellmer at June 8, 2006 9:18 AM | Subscribe to this site via RSS:
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