Ben Greene
A hydroponic garden and an Airstream trailer might seem an unlikely combination , but for urban Fannie Farmer and architect Ben Greene of Durham , N.C. , his life would n’t be complete without both . The doctor Airstream will soon become a go kitchen serving up urban farm - source meals , and is part of a larger urban farm foodstuff grocery store Greene is calling theFarmery . The Airstream café , the first phase of the project , opens Jan. 15 , 2016 , and we ’ve got the details from Greene himself .
Tell me about your new café. You’re using a renovated Airstream trailer?
We are using a restore vintage Airstream prevue as our kitchen for a few reasons . Of course , the entreaty of an sometime Airstream is a big part of the conclusion , but it also allows us to start serving client while the construction of the Farmery is underway .
The café will use food sourced from a CropBox. How does this innovative urban-farm concept work?
While the Farmery is under construction , we ’re sourcing product that would be grown onsite at the Farmery from a local CropBox hustler . The CropBox is a high - density hydroponic farm in a merchant marine container manufactured by Williamson Greenhouses . We will be using CropBoxes as our grow system at the Farmery once we wind up construction .
The CropBox supplies all our greens , herbs , scratch and mushroom , which incorporate the majority of our ingredients . The coffee berry is sourced from Counter Culture Coffee , a guy facility located a mile from the Farmery . Bread dough , vine crops , and item that ca n’t be grown at the Farmery will be sourced as topically as possible .
What can people expect to find on the Farmery menu?
We are featuring healthy flat dough , hearty salad bowls , pho soups , coffee products and smoothies . The Airstream kitchen will offer point not normally offered in “ fast passing ” dash restaurants , such as gourmet mushroom , purslane , sorrel and cresson . We ’re delirious to have CropBox operators nearby to be able-bodied to still have the fresh daily harvests that we will have after the Farmery has finished construction .
Your location is unique—Research Triangle Park. Why was this location important to the Farmery cafe?
The Frontier
We are the first coffeehouse / eating place located in Research Triangle Park , the heavy research green in the world . Previously , you ’d line up cafeterias at the inquiry facilities but not restaurant that were open to the public . We ’re locate in front of the fantastic Frontier construction , a five - news report loose share workspace designed as a berth where workers at RTP can convene and collaborate . This is part of a much larger development at RTP calledPark Center .
What will the café experience offer?
diner can carry to dine on particular like Farmery Grown Herb Roasted Oyster Mushrooms or Farmery Grown Rainbow Chard rolls stuff with Farmery Grown herbaceous plant marinated , behind - cook vegetables and Carolina Rice .
We ’ll be open 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday and during exceptional events at the Frontier . Once construction is fetch up , the Farmery will offer breakfast , lunch and dinner seven days a hebdomad . We are scheduled to open in mid - January , and we ’d love to have you visit ! Look for us at 800 Park Offices Drive , Research Triangle Park , N.C.
