by luckgdme | Dec 14, 2019 | Eat & Drink, Farmer's Markets, Greensboro, Shopping
As 2019 comes to an end, I want to mention some of the locally owned businesses that closed their doors for the last time in 2019. If I leave out one of your favorites, please let me know and I’ll add to the post. Sometimes the last day of business is a...
by luckgdme | Dec 9, 2019 | Farmer's Markets, Greensboro, Localism, Shopping
The independent business owners that I know stake a lot on the last forty-five days of the year. If their sales are lackluster, they might not have enough in the bank to “keep the doors open” for another year. So they get creative…offering everything...
by luckgdme | Dec 9, 2019 | Farmer's Markets, Localism, Shopping
Photo by Negative Space It’s all about the plasticWhere are the long lines of shoppers at Toys are Us, waiting to buy a Tickle Me Elmo, like back in the 1990s? For that matter, where is Toys Are Us? Black Friday, which used to be contained to the day...
by luckgdme | May 18, 2019 | Eat & Drink, Farmer's Markets, Greensboro, Localism
Who would have thought that a 70+-year-old Greensboro, NC farmers market could be a launch-pad for food entrepreneurs into the community? From mushrooms to pickles to fermented foods to chocolate to vegan “cheese” and more, the products of creative food...