The Sandwich: El Lomito Where: Compass Rose, 1346 T St. NW Price: $15 Bread: Ciabatta roll Stuffings: Pork roast, avocado, ’nduja, lettuce, tomato Thickness: 4.5 inches Pros: Inspired by the popular Chilean sandwich, the Lomito brings together juicy pork and creamy avocado in a haze of fatty richness that would surely lead to a food […]
Lost Rhino Bone Dusters Paleo Amber Ale Where in Town: Lost Rhino Brewing Company, 21730 Red Rum Dr., Suite. 147, Ashburn, Va. Price: $8.50/14 oz. Swamp Thing You’d have to be living under a rock not to have heard about Lost Rhino’s newest beer. Which happens to be where some of its ingredients came from. […]
Today all your Slurpee dreams come true. Because we know you have them. It’s Free Slurpee Day at 7-Eleven, which means you can get a free, 12-ounce Slurpee at 7-Eleven stores from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. If you can’t get your Slurpee fix with a single small one today, don’t worry. You can feed your mind with these 12 amazing facts about Slurpees and read more about the invention of the Slurpee on Priceonomics.
Still want more? 7-Eleven is celebrating all week by giving away free stuff until July 19. Tomorrow you can get a free Big Gulp, Sunday you can get a free bag of M&M’s Birthday Cake Chocolate Candies, and the giveaways continue until July 19, when you can get another free small Slurpee. All you have to do to get these freebies is download the 7-Eleven app. (Worth it? Debatable.)
By calling upon customers to use their smartphones to get free stuff, 7-Eleven, like so many other chains, is trying to reach millennials. Vice president of marketing and brand communication Laura Gordon told USA Today that the chain’s customers are “way above average” in using smartphones. The chain hopes to engage these customers to boost short term sales and also to introduce them to new snacks, like the Doritos Loaded (which could only be targeted to millennials.)
7-Eleven has been giving free Slurpees away on July 11 for 12 years, and has adopted this date as its birthday. This year, the nation’s largest convenience store chain is 87 years old.
Planning to give away more than 7 million Slurpees today, 7-Eleven will “serve more people on this day than any other day,” says Laura Gordon. Go get ’em.
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Summer 2007. I will never forget the speed with which our neglected acres came to life. Bit by bit, Farmer Bob plowed and nurtured the soil transforming it from impassible and soggy brambles to productive fields. Our first harvest was in a corner near the white fence field where beautiful rows of tomatoes thrived. An unexpected miracle. The rest of the veggies that year were planted in a borrowed field across the road. Every Sunday morning, I drove upstate to harvest tomatoes, loading the car with whatever would fit. It was heaven and set the stage for what was to follow.
What happened in seven years?
40,000 feet of drainage pipe
Thousands of feet of irrigation lines
The purchase of farm equipment- lots!
Construction of 3 year-round greenhouses
Implementation of radiant heat for greenhouses
Creation of heat system using discarded catering cooking oil
Construction of a barn with washroom, pack room, workshop, storage
Construction of field house for The Sylvia Center programs
Establishment of The Sylvia Center Children’s Garden
Crafting of countless tools and farm implements and equipment
Construction of mobile chicken coup
Endless plowing
Thoughtful tending of the soil
Creation of farm roads
Construction of farm perimeter fence
Things with wheels: farm trucks, tractors, golf carts, bicycles
Building animal areas
Establishing rotation system; experimenting with crops
CSA program; 25–>800 members
How did it happen?
Bob Walker, Farm Manager. And The Sylvia Center team.
Bob said yes to joining the Katchkie Farm project without really understanding what lay ahead. And in the 7 years of his stewardship, the most amazing things have happened. There is no formula for establishing a farm – it is an art, an experiment, a test of creativity/stamina/knowledge/passion. As plans were drawn (by Bob), they were scrutinized (by Bob), revised (by Bob), contemplated again and again (by Bob) and then finally, implemented (by Bob). The most fertile workshop room in the country belongs to Bob. The biggest heart in the county belongs to Bob Walker.
As season #7 gets underway, I recognize how much I have learned and how truly blessed we are with the abundance, love, community and spirit that has emerged from the dream of Katchkie Farm and the gardens & programs of The Sylvia Center.
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