pepper fest sponsors
Enormous thanks to our 2011 Pepper Festival Sponsors:
Welcome to Briar Chapel®, a new-home community intentionally integrated into the natural landscape, allowing both imaginations and wildlife to roam free through 900 acres of preserved space. Just nine miles from 
Chapel Hill, our community is enhanced with distinctive artwork inspired by surrounding beauty.
The best way to explore Briar Chapel is along 24 miles of trails that span Bennett Mountain and Pokeberry Creek, while connecting the diverse neighborhoods, community parks, and The Briar Club.
As the largest green community in the Triangle, Briar Chapel offers a healthier way of life, and is the perfect backdrop for connections among nature and neighbor.
Originally created to prevent a national chain restaurant from dominating downtown Chapel Hill, Top of the Hill has quickly become the premier destination restaurant and social crossroads of Chapel Hill – a mingling place for graduate students, faculty, town residents, tourists, undergraduates or anyone lucky enough to find themselves in the southern part of heaven.
Our menus have something for every taste, featuring delicious appetizers such as Polynesian Calamari and Franklin Street Nachos, fresh and crisp salads like the Baja Chicken Salad and mouth-watering entrées like Buttermilk Fried Chicken, Goat Cheese Ravioli and French Quarter Jambalaya.
We’re also the proud winner of over 35 local “Best of” awards including, “Best Restaurant in Chapel Hill”, “Best Outdoor Dining in the Triangle” and “Coolest Place on Franklin Street.” The awards are nice, but what really matters is giving you the best time of your life. We hope you’ll come and join us soon. Cheers!
OpenNMS is an award winning network management application platform with a long track record of providing solutions for enterprises and carriers.
Southern Energy Management is a firm believer that businesses have the power to change the world for the better, and we’re committed to working toward that goal each and every day. We believe what you do is important, and we also believe how you do it matters just as much. Because of that, we’re proud to be a B corporation in NC. Sustainable company practices are vital to both our future and the planet’s. We would not be who we are without the awesome team that has joined us to work together for a smarter, better future. We are proud proponents of the triple bottom line: people, planet and profit.
Your well-being is affected every single day by the personal care products you use. At Burt’s Bees, our goal is to create and educate people on truly natural products that have a positive effect on both you and the world you live in for the good of your well-being, for the good of the environment and for The Greater Good. Simply put, we strive to make people’s lives better every day — naturally.
At Carolina Investors Mortgage Group, we pride ourselves on providing superior customer service and creating satisfied customers. We work hard to satisfy the mortgage needs and exceed the expectations of our customers. We rapidly respond to new opportunities made available in today’s dynamic mortgage markets.
As a result, the requirements of our mortgage customers are consistently met through mortgage underwriting flexibility and delivery of unique mortgage programs. We often identify niche mortgage programs that are essential to satisfying individual mortgage customers needs.
Piedmont Biofuels‘ mission is to lead the sustainability effort in North Carolina through the development and production of clean, renewable fuels.
One of the things we do is make fuel. We collect used cooking oil from food service establishments throughout the region, bring it to our plant in Pittsboro, and turn it into a clean burning fuel for our Coop members. This has a nice “round trip” feel to it. Our members use our fuel for motive power to get them to the restaurants that provide us with the stuff we use to make fuel.
Chapter 4. LIFE IN THE SUSTAINABILITY GROOVE
“Once you start doing stuff to make the world better, it becomes addicting,” says Larry. “As I learned more about sustainability and climate change, I realized how much building use and energy can make a difference, so we started meeting with engineers and designers about how to lighten our footprint.” “Step one was cutting open the length of our roasting plant’s roof and installing a massive passive solar clearstory to let sun shine in. Next, we put in super-efficient spray foam insulation and zone heating (to focus just on work areas). Then, we took our administrative offices and installed solar water heating panels and put in a radiant heat floor.” To save water, Larry installed dual flush toilets and two gargantuan rain water harvesting tanks, which are used to provide water for the bathrooms. Improvements to keep Larry’s footprint light are continuous. Here’s our ever-changing list.
Building on the County’s strategic location between the Triad and Triangle, we are positioning Chatham as the preferred location for emerging growth companies. Our policy-driven approach leads us to focus on targeted attraction, retention, and entrepreneurship to improve the lives of County residents. We support infrastructure improvements and preservation of the County’s strong quality of place.
Bradshaw & Robinson, LLP, Pittsboro, NC
Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival of Music & Dance
A family-friendly festival of music, dance, art, and education. 4 days, 4 stages, and over 60 bands in beautiful, green Chatham County! Tickets available for the fall festival, October 6-9th
JY Visuals is the way that I (Jon Young) see the world. Six years ago I picked a film camera out of my parents attic and today I can’t believe it: I get to take pictures, help others, and I’m excited everyday about the work that I’m doing.
Of course there have been some detours; I was almost a product designer, and then a mechanical engineer, and yes even a philosophy major (mmhm), but I made it through. I fell in love with people and their stories and with photography and graduated with my Bachelors in Photojournalism from UNC Chapel Hill.
I believe in investing in people and their potential in life, so when I’m not holding a camera, I work with the Community Empowerment Fund, a non-profit that I helped to start back when I was a student. I’m thrilled that my photography enables me to continue my efforts to grow and build the community around me.
Contact me, I’d love to get to know you.
Jon Young's photography
As a pioneer in innovative curriculum programs for the community college system, CCCC scored another winning effort with the establishment of its Sustainable Agriculture program in 2002. Developed in partnership with the North Carolina Cooperative Extension and with input from the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, the curriculum is about better growing methods.
CFSA promotes local and organic agriculture in the Carolinas by inspiring, educating and organizing farmers and consumers.
At Lynn Hayes Properties we are Realtors who understand that a home is more than just an address. Home is where we share our lives with our loved ones and start each new day with fresh dreams. We know that a move is a brand-new beginning and one of the most important decisions you will ever make and we take that very seriously.
Kromback Dunn & Co, PLLC
We strive to build and maintain successful client relationships by providing quality financial business consulting, audits and compliance services at a reasonable cost in a timely manner. With each client, our goal is to improve their financial well-being. We seek continuous improvement in the lives of our clients, our employees, and in the community we serve.
Garlick & Murray Family Medicine, Pittsboro, NC
Locally-owned since day one and committed to protecting our planet, Weaver Street Realty has helped folks buy and sell real estate since 1982. We’ve helped new farmers find land. We’ve helped intentional communities get started. We’ve helped countless families and individuals to make important life transitions. And we’ve learned that every single client has a different set of needs and goals. We encourage our clients to dream big and to act with conscious intent.
Country Farm & Home Supply’s story starts in the early 1950s when the store opened as the Farmers Exchange. Farmers would bring their grain here to be milled and rail cars would bring fertilizer, lime and coal for the farmers. In 1987 Southern States purchased the Farmers Exchange, and six years later, my dad purchased the store, naming it Country Farm & Home Supply. Although the hammermill is long gone and the only remaining hint of the railroad is the old trestle out back, we’ve worked hard to preserve the bones of this old feed store.
Kinder Soles is a healthy and eco-friendly flip-flops company based in Raleigh, NC. Our flip-flops are made from recycled plastic bottles and have ergonomically correct footbeds designed by a podiatrist.
Every sale helps to fund our non-profit: SoleMates Foundation where we collect and redistribute gently used shoes to people in need, here in the United States.
Chatham Mills Farmers’ Market is a growers-only market located in downtown Pittsboro, featuring a variety of fresh local products. The Farmers’ Market will be held from mid- April through mid- November, 8am-noon every Saturday. Join us on Facebook for product lists, recipes and information on upcoming events. We hope to see you at the market!
NC Agritourism Networking Association
“The ANA will serve as a statewide proactive advocate for agritourism farmers and as a liaison between and among state-level organizations, field organizations, nonprofits and rural landowners to support and facilitate agritourism.”
Sponsorship Opportunities
Contact us if you want to get involved!
Tami Schwerin or Jenny Schnaak
919-533-5181
wow@theabundancefoundation.org
