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New Website offers locals Health & Wellness tips

Monday, March 11th, 2013

Michael & Christa Gonzales have found the perfect recipe to staying healthy and active and are sharing it with the Nashville community. Parents to two young boys, the couple understands all too well the challenges of working, raising a family and keeping up with the day to day to-do’s all while trying to keep their weight in check and lead the kind of active life they want for their family.

To fit this need Michael and Christa launched ACTIVEBUYS.com, a website dedicated to inspiring and connecting locals to all things healthy and active in the Nashville area. They spend their days exploring local businesses trying new products & services and then and share what they’ve found with their readers. This first-hand experience provides Michael and Christa the ability to report back to their members a realistic, straight forward review of the opportunities around town.

ACTIVEBUYS.com offers healthy recipes, stories about living an active life in the area, a comprehensive local calendar and a complete resource guide where readers will find everything from hiking spots to where to pick up their next pair of running shoes- all with advice from other locals, specifics about each business including their hours of operation, product lines they carry, photos and more. ACTIVEBUYS readers will also find weekly deals to be had on some of the best active & healthy activities in the area.

“Our goal is to connect our members to all of the great things to do in Nashville. We do that in a lot of ways- the blog, deals, resources and the calendar. And, the best part is we’re able to provide these opportunities at a discount for our members.”

For more information about ACTIVEBUYS or to sign up to receive deals, local event spotlights, healthy living articles and local active resources visit www.ACTIVEBUYS.com

Puckett’s Announced Nashville’s First Food Trolley

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

The city’s first ever Food Trolley will serve family recipes from Puckett’s Gro. & Restaurant. The award-winning restaurant is planning a full day of festivities celebrating the new trolley in early March.
Created by owner Andy Marshall, along with the help of managers Max Stephenson and
J.T. Ward, the trolley will offer a wide range of delicious made-to-order menu items from breakfast to lunch and dinner. It will cater to Middle Tennessee’s most popular festivals and events, and will also be available to rent for special occasions.
Regular menu items will include Puckett’s famous cherry wood smoked pork and chicken, burgers, fried catfish, sweet potato fries, baked beans, coleslaw, and assorted cobblers as well as other signature menu items such as the redneck burrito, brisket chimichanga and catfish tacos. The menu will be customizable for special events.
Marshall found the historic trolley in late 2011 and is currently having it converted to a food service truck.
Grand opening festivities and first locations for customers will be unveiled in the coming
weeks. Details on its location, as well as for more information on featured specials, will
be found on Twitter, @PuckettsTrolley and on Facebook,
www.facebook.com/puckettstrolley.
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Chipotle Increasing use of Local Produce in it’s Restaurants

Monday, July 4th, 2011

Chipotle Mexican Grill announced that it expects to use more than 10 million pounds of produce from local farms this year, up from its 2010 goal of about 5 million pounds. Chipotle’s local produce will be grown on farms within 350 miles of the restaurants where it will be served. The company began serving locally grown produce in its restaurants in 2008, and has been working to increase its local produce supply each year since beginning the program.

Whenever possible, Chipotle works with local, family owned farms to provide bell peppers, jalapenos, oregano, red onions and romaine lettuce for its restaurants.

For many regions across the country, locally grown produce is available for a relatively short time (approximately June through October), while in other regions (like California), the growing season is considerably longer, even year-round. Chipotle works within each region to ensure it brings the freshest food possible to its 1,100 restaurants nationwide. It remains the only national restaurant chain with a significant commitment to serving locally grown produce.

SOURCE: Chipotle Mexican Grill