Gambit's May 24, 2011

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Our Light Healing Center and Organic Farm

Showcasing Local Music

/// Hammond

MON 5/23

Papa Grows Funk

TUE 5/24

Rebirth Brass Band

WED 5/25

TBA

Formerly  the  sprout  salesman  at  Our  School  at  Blair  Grocery  (OSBG),  Cory  Ashby,  23,  moved  his  operation  to  Hammond  a  little  more  than  a  month  ago  and  is  replicating  the  successful  OSBG  sprout  business.  Ashby  and  his  collaborators,  Sunflower  and  Jahba  Andrews,  Bill  Hill  and  Arthur  Levine  are  supplying  Restaurant  August,  Coquette,  Le  Foret,  Emeril’s  and  other  local  restaurants with organic sprouts. In a hoop house built for only  $80, the team is producing 22 pounds of sprouts per week, which  translates to roughly $1,000 in sales.      “Right  now  that  money  is  going  towards  operating  costs,”  Ashby says, “but our goal is to use it to start a youth social entrepreneurship program this summer.”     In addition to being a successful business model, Ashby sees  the  opportunities  to  use  his  company  (Good  Food  LLC)  as  an  educational  tool  at  every  level.  By  recruiting  community  youth  to participate in the farming process, Good Food teaches them  agricultural  and  entrepreneurial  skills  not  available  in  school.  By  tapping  into  the  new  small  plate  culture  of  high-end  New  Orleans  restaurants,  the  company  also  can  reach  a  wealthier  cosmopolitan  audience  with  its  message  of  the  importance  of  sustainable agriculture and community development.

THU The Trio featuring 5/26 Johnny V & Special Guests FRI 5/27

The Radiators

SAT 5/28

Soul Rebels

TrioTrio w/ Walter SUN Joe JoeKrown Krown SUN “Wolfman” Washington feat. Russell Batiste & Walter& 5/29 3/13 Russell Batiste Wolfman Washington

New Orleans Best Every Night! 8316 Oak Street · New Orleans 70118

(504) 866-9359

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www.themapleleafbar.com

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VOTED

Live Music Nightly -No Cover

Zagat Rated

WED 5/25

CHIP WILSON & MARK McGRAIN

9PM

THUR 5/26 DAVE JAMES & TIM ROBERTSON

9PM

FRI 5/27

SAT 5/28 SUN 5/29 MON 5/30

ANNUAL BOB DYLAN TRIBUTE WITH FOOT & FRIENDS

9PM

HEIDI CAMPBELL & PAUL TOBIN RITES OF PASSAGE CHIP WILSON MIKE RYAN

5PM 9PM 8PM 8PM

in the French Quarter

Fresh Lime Juice Sweet sugar cane juice Fresh Mint & Cruzan aged rum Served in a tall glass over ice

Creole inspired,

Caribbean influenced cuisine

Artisinal Rum LIVE MUSIC EVERY NIGHT

331 Decatur St. • 527-5954 www.kerryirishpub.com

Best Mojitos

Fabulous courtyard dining Tues-Sat 10:30a-close Sunday 11a-close

437 Esplanade at Frenchmen 504.252.4800 www.mojitosnola.com

local

food 411

Eat Local Challenge

Get recipes, find resources and  learn the rules of the Eat Local  Challenge. www.nolalocavore.org

Bartlett Farms

www.thegardenveg.com

Grow Dat Youth Farm www.growdatyouthfarm.org

Oakland Organic Farm oaklandorganic.wordpress.com

ArtEgg Rethink Garden www.artegg.com


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