Category Archives: restaurant

Want a Chef Helping to Prepare Your Dinner?

Posted on May 24, 2014 by

When Lori Pillsbury and Tim Elliott started planning the Farmers Plate and Pantry at 119 West Main Street in Carlton, one of the concepts was to fill a cooler and a freezer with prepared foods that people could purchase to complete … Continue reading →

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Why So Many Food Sensitivities?

Posted on May 6, 2014 by

Chicken and egg syndrome? Do we have so many people bothered by food sensitivities because we now have ways to identify them OR Do we have so many people bothered by food sensitivities now because the food we are eating … Continue reading →

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Come and Get It!!!

Posted on March 13, 2014 by

Having shaken out very few minor issues during a soft opening effort, the Farmers Plate and Pantry is now ready for YOU!Breakfast service begins bright and early at 7am Friday March 14.   When I visited Chef Tim was preparing … Continue reading →

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They Did It!!!

Posted on February 18, 2014 by

About a month ago I wrote about the Farmers Plate and Pantry under development in Carlton. I wrote again to let you know they had a Kickstarter project underway and today I want to let you know it has been … Continue reading →

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The Things You Can Learn at the Library!!

Posted on February 10, 2014 by

I like to read so one of the early things I do when I move to a new town is get a library card. McMinnville has some services I had not experienced in other places; for example, they email about … Continue reading →

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Three Way Dream Taking Shape in Reality

Posted on January 22, 2014 by

What’s in a dream? Well, for most people, not much. They fluff the pillow and turn over and start snoring again. But for Lori Pillsbury and Tim Elliott of Mended Fence Farms in Carlton, it’s time for action. Having acquired … Continue reading →

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