Green Planet Catering!!

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Hello Readers!!!

Happy Summer Solstice!! We hope that you all enjoyed the first day of summer and longest day of the year! With the onset of summer comes the promise of hot days, relaxing times beside the pool or beach, and fresh local foods.  Out at the farm, we are certainly enjoying a bounty of delicious, organic food.

In this post, we’d like to take the opportunity to introduce you to one of our partners, Green Planet Catering.  Of course, the best place to start with any story is at the very beginning. We are going to take you back about 2 years ago to the year 2010. Lot’s happened that year;  a magnitude 7.0 earthquake devastated Haiti,  Avatar was thrilling audiences across the world, the Saints won the Super Bowl, Apple launched the iPad, and in Raleigh, NC, a beautiful partnership was on the verge of being formed.

That year, Green Planet Catering found itself in a fantastic position to form a new partnership. Daniel Whittaker, Catering Manager for Green Planet Catering, contacted Nancy Creamer of the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) about partnering with CEFS. It all led to the two, along with Dr. Michelle Schroeder-Moreno, Director and Supervisor of the North Carolina State University Agroecology Education Farm (NCSU AEF), to come to an agreement where all parties might benefit.  North Carolina State University agreed to permit this partnership because from its perspective CEFS, the NCSU AEF, and Green Planet Catering have common objectives in sustainable agriculture education.  

-          Green Planet Catering focuses on educating the catering community which includes employees and staff, other partners, and clients.

-          The NCSU Agroecology Education Farm reaches out to both the university and the larger Raleigh community.

-          The Center for Environmental Farming Systems focuses on agricultural research, extension, and education for the state of NC.

Therefore, a formal partnership has been forged between North Carolina State University (through CEFS and the Agroecology Education Farm) and Green Planet Catering.  Working together, Green Planet Catering and the Agroecology Education Farm, wish to achieve their common goals of sustainable agricultural education with the NCSU and surrounding communities. Through collaboration, the creation of a better model for a student farm is realized.  Meanwhile, Green Planet Catering, with the help of students, grows food sustainably for the catering company which provides the students with invaluable experience in sustainable production farming.

Graduate Student and NCSU AEF employee Joey Owle.
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As for Green Planet Catering… the locally owned and operated, awarded winning company embraces a philosophy of sustainability which will reset your standards on what catered meals taste like and leave you feeling good about the choice you've made. The catering company focuses on delivering high quality catering services that feature foods that are locally grown, pesticide and hormone free, and meet your high standards of quality. Many of their more commonly-grown produce items are grown at the staff and management’s homes or on the NCSU Agroecology Education Farm site. Supplying their own products provides the availability to control the way items are planted, grown, and harvested to ensure no harmful chemicals or pesticides are used during your event. Also, the companies vehicles are run on biodiesel, they offer disposable, biodegradable dishware, and ensure waste are composted or recycled.

We, at the NCSU Agroecology Education Farm, would like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude to the Green Planet Catering staff and management team. We truly value our partnership with your company and look forward to a bright future together.

If you’d like to contact or find out more about Green Planet Catering, you may via the following:

Website:          http://www.greenplanetcatering.com/

Phone:             919.832.6767

Email:              Info@grennplanetcatering.com

Address:         317 W. Chatham St. Cary, NC 27511

Thank you to all our supporters!

-Agroecology Education Farm Staff

Daniel Whittaker, Green Planet Catering: Catering Manager hard at work.
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