Good Food Network Convening

Posted in: Local Food Advocacy, Sustainable Farming- Apr 22, 2012 No Comments

This  past Thursday and Friday Gourmet Gorilla participated in the National Good Food Network Conference. This is a network of over 200 food hubs throughout the United States that are working on improving local food systems and infrastructure in a collaborative way that helps to build community wealth and prosperity. Gourmet Gorilla, Irv and Shelly’s [...]

Windy City Harvest

Posted in: Sustainable Farming- Feb 02, 2011 No Comments

Supporting and contracting with Gourmet Gorilla for local and organic school lunches directly impacts the local community through our procurement methods. The decisions a school can make on the food service provider it uses can help strengthen community, develop educational opportunities, and promote food security.  We promote the activities of urban farming organizations like Windy [...]

Sassy Cow Creamery…

Posted in: Sustainable Farming- Jan 09, 2011 No Comments

Sourcing your milk from one known farm has its benefits. You know what the cows were fed, you know how each cow was treated and best of all you know their names!