Night Kitchen creates Wild Things cookies!

THANKS Wild Things Screening a Howling Success! Your support of last night's advance screening of the highly anticipated film, Where the Wild Things Are was a wonderful tribute to the Rosenbach. Thanks to all who attended: it was a fabulous evening we won't soon forget. Held at the Ritz East, the benefit began with a reception at 6:30 p.m. with catering by Frog Commissary and beautiful Wild Things cookies from the Night Kitchen Bakery. All proceeds from this fundraising event went to support programs and exhibitions at the Rosenbach.

Night Kitchen Bakery featured in 500 Foods To Eat

All of us at The Night Kitchen are excited and proud to be included in this useful and enjoyable book about food across America. You can scroll through the book via the Title link or purchase this at Amazon . One can find us on pages 91 and 92. Note: Our Doylestown location is no longer open.
Bon Appetit!

Reminder--this Saturday at the Mt Airy Valley Green Bank!

Weird Waste Day in Mt. Airy

Mt Airy Business Association & Valley Green Bank Sponsor

Weird Waste Day

As a service to the community the Mt. Airy Business Association in conjunction with Valley Green Bank invite everyone to take advantage of this opportunity to properly dispose of all unwanted electronics, including televisions, computers, printers, hard-drives, monitors, vcrs, radios, video games, transformers, and even batteries! Bring your weird waste to the Valley Green Bank parking lot on Sept 26th between 1:00 and 4:00 p.m. and we’ll make sure that it gets responsibly recycled.

Cost to you is $0.32 per pound.

We have engaged, IRN, a recycling network that helps businesses and institutions find the most responsible, efficient and cost effective way to recycle all materials . All products are hand dismantled and shredded. Each item is directed to the right end market and recycled safely, in full compliance with all environmental regulations.

Seeking Recycling Volunteers!

Student Volunteers for Fall Arts Fest needed!!

This is an official request for student volunteers ages 12 18 who want to help make a less trashy planet while gaining valuable community service hours. There will be 2 shifts to choose from--12-2pm or 2-4pm, Sunday October 4th at the Fall for the Arts Fest in Chestnut Hill. Students will man recycling stations along the festival route. Students will be required to attend a pizza party training session Saturday night (Oct. 3rd-5pm) in Chestnut Hill where they will receive their organic t-shirts and instructions for Sunday.
Those interested should contact Amy Edelman at NightKitchenBakery@comcast.net or (610)505-6282 or Peggy Hendrie at the Chestnut Hill Business Assoc. (215)247-6696.

Why Buy Local?

Recently my husband and I were invited to a friends house for a Vermont cheese and wine tasting. It was a perfect summer evening for backyard dining and the setting was a foodie's fantasy. Surrounded by a bamboo grove, 12 hardcore Slow Food devotees, bowls of heirloom tomatoes, wines including mead and cheese, glorious cheese--my favorite food group. The variety and quality of the nearly local Vermont fromages rivaled anything I have eaten in Europe giving new meaning to "Made in America" and "Locally Grown". These are becoming the mantras in dealing with the challenges of fossil fuel dependency and Global Warming. And it begins with food.
Locally Grown is the new organic. Not that there is anything wrong with organic which is defined as fruits and veggies grown without chemical pesticides and insecticides. In the meat world hormone free, free range and grass fed are the equivalent and in the sea world wild caught fish trumps farm raised. After all, Organic is the way all food was raised and grown before the 20th century. While organic has become increasingly popular in the past decade, some of the standards have veered away from its original ideals. In addition, organic labeling is an expense many small farmers cannot afford. Some local Lancaster farmers employ organic methods but market their products as pesticide free. The wildly popular Saturday morning Winston Rd. Farmers Market has such farmers. They are often available to answer questions about their farming methods. Customers like the fact that they are supporting local businesses, getting a fresh products and helping to reduce the energy consumption involved in shipping.
Energy consumption is something to consider as well as a country's farming standards. A crate of tomatoes shipped from Holland consumes a tremendous amount of energy to get here. Asparagus grown in Central America? If I am warned not to drink the water in a particular country, why would I eat the veggies that were drinking that very water?
Locally grown has become extremely popular as people consider their food source more thoughtfully. And it's much easier to do this in the summer in the Northeast when produce is so abundant. Last week, on our way to Maine, we stopped at farm stands and quaint little towns from Kennebunkport to Cambridge and Salem to Portland. "Buy Local" was the common theme in promoting these communities and they appeared to be thriving. Supporting local businesses, particularly independently owned that craft their own products, results in more money kept in the local economy. Good for the community and good for the earth-win win.

Please vote for us!

We have been nominated again for Best Bakery on the Fox Philly HotList!
You can vote for us at http://myfoxphilly.cityvoter.com/night-kitchen-bakery/biz/2206

We will adore you even more.

Shelter From The Storm

Here at the Night Kitchen Bakery Amy Edelman and I (John Millard) have been working diligently to Green Up our shop. Global Warming has gotten many people thinking about their impact on the environment both present and future. Amy and I have been giving it a fair amount of thought as well. So far we have made changes to our bakery which awarded us a Green Certification, started a composting system and an organic garden. One of our most recent completed plans is the Rain Barrel. Amy went to a seminar given by the Water Dept. and received a free Rain Barrel. You can purchase Rain Barrels from various sources readily found via Google.

The significance of the Rain Barrel is to lessen peak runoff water during a major rain event. Since parking lots, buildings and other paved areas of our City shed water to sewers that can overflow. Excess rain runoff burdens streams here and collectively burdens rivers and bays downstream. The water brings with it pollutants like excess fertilizers from lawns, trash from the streets, oils from the roads and much more.

How can one barrel of rain really help? This is a good point. Also, if the barrel fills up then it no longer holds back excess rain but spills over as if there was no barrel at all. For this concept to work many homes, businesses and public gathering places with a roof could help to collectively reduce the pollutants that go into our estuaries thus helping aquatic wildlife and generally keeping our water system cleaner. The more barrels the better. Second point is keeping the barrel empty enough to be beneficial during a rain. I have heard that runoff from your roof might not be good for watering your organic garden since shingles do let loose particles into your barrel at times. At present our plan is to water our flower pots in front of our store as well as offer our water to neighbors for similar purposes.

I love the idea of having a rain barrel. Amy and I would also love to have a green roof, solar panels, a windmill, a larger garden with a nice sitting area in the back of the store. Like most things in life all of this takes, time, money and much effort. For now I will be happy with our rain barrel and look to future plans to brighten our lives and that of our family, friends and customers. Feel free to make any comments or suggestions since we strive to know and appreciate more and not to stop learning.

Here are a few photos of our rain barrel. Our rain barrel was installed (gutter work and overflow drain placement is necessary usually) by Handyman and Painting Wizards. If you are interested you can call them at 215-242-4092 or email them at handymanwizards@aol.com. They have done a couple of jobs for us and we recommend them without reservation. Good luck and hope you have fun with your rain barrel project.