News
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Farm to Berliner Weisse: Meet the peach farmer behind the Proximity Series brew
Filed Under: Birmingham Food & Drink, Downtown Birmingham, Small Business
The most recent farm-to-glass beer is a Peach Berliner Weisse, made with peaches from Witt Farms in Hayden.
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Farm-to-Dunkelweizen: Meet the blackberry farmer behind the Proximity Series brew
Filed Under: Birmingham Food & Drink, Small Business
When Taylor Hatchet of Boozer Farms was met with Cahaba Brewing’s order for 400 pounds of blackberries, she knew it was going to be a challenge. However, that didn’t stop her from working with REV’s Urban Food Project to make the Proximity Series Blackberry Dunkelweizen possible
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Sign up to volunteer at 2018 Birmingham Restaurant Week events
Filed Under: Birmingham Food & Drink, Downtown Birmingham, Get Involved, Small Business
The time has come for Birmingham Restaurant Week 2018 – and we want you to be a part of the fun August 10-19!
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Birmingham Restaurant Week 2018: Celebrate food leading the revitalization of our city
Filed Under: Birmingham Food & Drink, Downtown Birmingham, Small Business
From Aug. 10-19, BRW gives 70-plus local restaurants the opportunity to showcase all the ways they are feeding the city – from filling vacant spaces and creating locally-sourced dishes to mentoring the next generation of culinary greats.
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Cahaba Brewing and REV’s Urban Food Project partner on farm-to-glass seasonal brews
Filed Under: Birmingham Food & Drink, Downtown Birmingham, Front Page, Small Business
Each beer in the ‘Proximity Series’ will feature seasonal local produce that travels from Alabama farms to your glass.
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Birmingham-Southern chefs take a field trip to the farm
Filed Under: Birmingham Food & Drink, Downtown Birmingham, Events, Small Business
On a crisp spring morning in March, the Bon Appetit chefs from Birmingham-Southern College, along with Taylor Clark and Leigh Hooten of REV Urban Food Project, took a trip to Neal Pope’s Farm in Salem, AL. This trip was designed to meet one of our enrolled Farm to Fork vendors and learn about sustainable farming, but transcended these expectations and became a conduit to reenergize us and remind us of why we do what we do.
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Independent Presbyterian Church and City Meats: Feeding body and soul
Filed Under: Downtown Birmingham, Yaysayers
Independent Presbyterian Church has served the needs of the Birmingham community for nearly 30 years through their food pantry program. The ministry has recently grown to fill even more community needs through a food voucher partnership with Woodlawn’s City Meats and Vegetables, a corner store in REV’s Urban Food Project network.
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3rd Street Market making progress on corner store improvements in Enon Ridge
Filed Under: Business-Proving, Downtown Birmingham, Filling Vacant Spaces, Small Business
We are beginning to see the fruits of Rodriguez and Brianna Cowans’s labor of love in Enon Ridge. Improvements to their corner store are well underway, as they transition from convenience store to full grocery store.
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Bitty's Living Kitchen, II Fish V Loaves team up for fast, healthy options in Norwood
Filed Under: Birmingham Food & Drink, Small Business
Two REV clients are partnering to bring healthier options to the Norwood Community. Kimberly Brock, owner and chef of Bitty’s Living Kitchen, who finished her term in REVeal Kitchen in January, will have grab-and-go salads available at II Fish V Loaves Neighborhood Market.
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Youth Philanthropy Council visits 3rd Street Market
Filed Under: Small Business
An impressive group of teens from YouthServe’s Youth Philanthropy Council visited with Rod and Brianna Cowans of 3rd Street Market this week for a tour and discussions about food deserts and how REV Birmingham’s Business Growth team is working with small business owners like the Cowans to find sustainable models for community change.