PMP on TV

Fox 8 News out of High Point ran a story on PMP during their evening newscast on Friday, March 19th. Check it out by clicking here.

Busy Week

Tonight's activities usher in a full week for the Pilot Mountain Pride staff. GAP training continues tonight at Surry Community College in Dobson for participating farmers; this meeting is the second one to be held in the training series. Also this week construction on the agriculture center will be completed and the staff will begin moving in equipment and supplies and preparing for the grand opening in May. Early last week the PMP staff led a number of community leaders through the facilty as a way of spreading the word about this great initiative. Included in this post are a few pictures from those visits.

Agriculture Center Construction Photos, 1/6/10

Renovation has begun!

Work has begun on transforming 6,000 square feet in the former Amos and Smith Hosiery Mill in downtown Pilot Mountain for the Pilot Mountain Pride Agriculture Center. This is were local farmers will bring their fresh, locally grown produce to be aggregated and distributed in the greater Winston-Salem area. Beginning in the Spring of 2010, local restuarants, grocers, and institutions will have the ability to buy truly locally grown produce assisting in efforts to support local farmers and giving consumers in the Winston-Salem area an option when considering the sustainability of our area's food distribution system. Instead of buying produce that has travelled upwards of 1,500 miles to the Winston-Salem area, consumers will have the ability to choose produce that has travelled a maximum of 25 miles from downtown Pilot Mountain. Visit our blog regularly to check in on the progress of Pilot Mountain Pride.