Our programs
Riot in the Pasture
Riot in the Pasture is our annual farm-to-table fundraiser. A fun, accessible event that show cases some of the best food from Rowan County and neighboring counties. For three years now, we’ve partnered with great volunteers and Morgan Ridge Vineyards & Brewhouse and their chef Jason Nain to put on a great event.
Winter Harvest
Ever get bummed out that the Salisbury Farmers’ Market doesn’t operate January through mid-April? Winter Harvest has been helping locals get fresh local food in the winter for years.
Community
Bread Riot hosts a variety of community gatherings. Come learn about food systems, share recipes, and volunteer on a farm. Come see a screening of Resistance September 17th at Catawba Center for the Environment.
What else we do?
Salisbury Farmers’ Market
In addition to his work at Bread Riot, executive director Eric Bowen serves as the manager of the Salisbury-Rowan Farmers’ Market.
Meat Club
Throughout the year, particular outside of farmers’ market season, we offer opportunities to connect with various local farmers to purchase sustainably raised local meats.
Sustainability Book Club
The Sustainability Book Club meets every first Thursday of the month. We read and discuss books that shed new light on issues relating to sustainability, energy or food systems. Recent books include “Cowed” and “How Carrots Won the Trojan War”. To get details about our next book club meeting, email info@breadriot.org.
Books to read and discuss for the next couple of months: July – The World Without Us by Alan Weisman (this should go right along with Half-Earth, June’s book); August – Far Appalachia by Noah Adams (a book about the New River)
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Our staff
Our board
Amy Hoffner Poirier, President
Dottie Hoy, Vice President
Joe Morris, Treasurer
Carol Schmitz-Corken, Secretary
Chase Reynolds
Lane Wallace
Yolanda Butler
Our Mission
Bread Riot cultivates a thriving local economy by facilitating a supply of locally produced food, utilizing sustainable farming practices and focusing on whole-life issues, education, and environmental concern.Objectives
- We support local and sustainable agriculture.
- We respect the environment.
- We strive to reduce the impact of our lifestyles on the world we share with other species and future generations.
- We prefer to work with local, earth-friendly producers.
- We believe that every individual can make a tangible difference in the world by choosing their foods wisely – supporting local and sustainably-minded producers, and supporting vulnerable farmers.
- We strive to make the Bread Riot welcoming and accessible to all and to respect the opinions, needs and concerns of every member.
Funding Sources
In addition to these funding sources, we have launched a new MEMBERSHIP drive. Now you can support local food in Rowan County the same way you support NPR.
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Our Partner Farms, Restaurants and Food Artisans
Latest news
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