Lowes Foods Introduces New “Carolina Crate”

May 2014 – NCGT partner Lowes Foods is introducing a new option for customers who wish to buy local this summer. Its “Carolina Crate” will be filled with 10-12 pounds of local produce and will be available at select stores on Saturday mornings. The “Carolina Crate” is similar to a CSA in that the stores have committed to purchasing a set amount of local farmers’ produce prior to harvest, but customers do not have to “join” or pay up-front.

Produce boxes will also include recipe ideas and information about the participating farms. The Carolina Crate program will run from June 14 – September 13. Sandhills Farm-to-Table, The Local Table, Rhodesdale Farm, Triad Farm-to-Table and Feast Down East and their farm partners will be supplying the Carolina Crate produce to the select stores in their immediate areas.

For more information, please see the Lowes Foods website.

This article originally appeared in the May 2014 NC Growing Together Newsletter.