Okay, a little backstory. I work for a big-but-wonderful company called Wegmans. There is a teeny tiny store in town, not a CSA but the next best thing, which sells things like Murray's chickens, which are certified humane, vegetable fed, no growth hormones, etc. Farmers & Artisans, as the store is called, sells very little that's not grown within a hundred or so miles of here. Their mission is to help stop/reverse the trend toward food grown on factory farms, both to improve the lives of farmers, and to provide higher-quality food to consumers. I've been a customer of theirs for ten or eleven months or so. Their meats and cheeses, pastas, breads, veggies and fruits are wonderful. I can't say enough good things about Murray's chickens, which are, in addition to the above, absolutely delicious. I won't buy anybody else's artisanal bread anymore, and one of their alpine cheeses is the only one I'll allow to touch my pasta or salads. I recently asked one of the owners if they could use some printed recipes for products they carry, and she said yes. It may seem old-fashioned, but from my experience at the big store, people like the tactile part of holding a card with a recipe in their hand. So I've been dusting off my Photoshop skillz, adding to my design, layout, and printing skillz, and hoping I can help them. We haven't talked compensation yet, but that can wait until I see if they like what I do and it has a positive effect on the customers there. Sorry to be so long-winded, but I'm passionate about this, obviously. :-)
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Date: 2010-10-09 06:08 pm (UTC)I've been a customer of theirs for ten or eleven months or so. Their meats and cheeses, pastas, breads, veggies and fruits are wonderful. I can't say enough good things about Murray's chickens, which are, in addition to the above, absolutely delicious. I won't buy anybody else's artisanal bread anymore, and one of their alpine cheeses is the only one I'll allow to touch my pasta or salads.
I recently asked one of the owners if they could use some printed recipes for products they carry, and she said yes. It may seem old-fashioned, but from my experience at the big store, people like the tactile part of holding a card with a recipe in their hand. So I've been dusting off my Photoshop skillz, adding to my design, layout, and printing skillz, and hoping I can help them.
We haven't talked compensation yet, but that can wait until I see if they like what I do and it has a positive effect on the customers there.
Sorry to be so long-winded, but I'm passionate about this, obviously. :-)