Sunday, November 29, 2009

Relay Supports First Night 2009

It is a great time to support First Night Virginia -- they could use a boost!

Every year, 8,000 people come to Downtown Charlottesville to enjoy 70 performances in 24 different venues - all in one night. You can do your part simply by shopping at Relay. Starting Tuesday, we will be donating 25% of our gross profits for December. Start 2010 off right!

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Big Doings on Friday

Grand Opening! We'll be at our new Monday/Friday pick up spot this coming Friday, November 13, at Sycamore House on 11th Street SW (off West Main St.) near the entrance to the UVA Hospital parking lot.

The opening of the site is the result of some good work by Robert Thiele and Matthew Sach, co-presidents of Housestaff Council, John Bartelt, owner of Sycamore House, and our own Neal Halvorson-Taylor, who got everybody talking. The new pick-up will not only serve the 700+ UVA Hospital Residents, but students and folks who live in the area. The hard-working-no-time-for-shopping Residents have already placed over 50 orders to be picked-up at this new spot! We will have to be on our operational game....

As part of the celebration, many of our Relay stores will be on hand with free foodstuffs -- apples from Ronnie in the Valley, home-made bread from Belle Haven, wraps from Rev Soup-- and other whatnot, like Burt's Bees stuff from Rebecca's. Come on down anytime from 3 pm - 7 pm and check out what's doing. As Fat Albert once said, "If you're not careful, you might learn something."

Avoiding Factory Farm Foods: An Eater's Guide

Saw this article, Avoiding Factory Farm Foods: An Eater's Guide, by Nicolette Hahn Niman at HuffPost and thought of all the Thanksgiving food decisions folks will be making in the next weeks. The piece is pretty comprehensive in approach and helpful to the uninitiated. And she is not holier than thou -- Niman refers to her journey as going "from East Coast vegetarian lawyer to West Coast rancher." Relay now has a bunch of options you can choose from that are sourced directly from humane, grass-based, local farms. Turkey, chicken, lamb, beef, cheese, and produce -- you can make a very good start at following this eaters guide just by sampling what these farmers have to offer.