Locally
Owned Restaurants in
Bloomington, Indiana 
| Bloomington Bagel Co.
1430 E. 3rd Street, 339-4653, and 113, N. Dunn, 333-4653 We visit the
Bloomingtonton Bagel Company often. Our favorite bagels are the spinach, chocolatechip,
honey wheat and blueberry. The biahely's a wonderful creation, cold or hot, they
are satisfying. Nice smears and bagelwiches. They serve good coffee and have a
reasonable variety of fine tasting drinks. Cookies and pastries in variety to
satisfy one's sweet tooth. The chocolatechip cookie is delicious. Most of the
people I know are partial to chocolatechip cookies. Usually the bagelry
tables are graced with brightly colored flowers or seasonal arrangements of gourds
and dried flowers. The walls display enjoyable exhibits of local art. The bagel
map and pictures are other points of interest. A wooden window counter is available
for those who want to eat and look out, and there are sidewalk tables, when seasonal.
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| USDA
ZONE MAP for Plant Hardiness for use as a guide for planting
in different regions, this site also contains a list of plants that will survive
in different regions. | | |
Community
Supported Agriculture (CSA) | farms
are now offering consumer memberships for the 2007 growing season! Questions?
Call or e-mail them. | | Core
Farms CSA. Andy/Amy Hamilton 812-219-0187 or
e-mail them at corefarmscsa@musgraveorchard.com.
Core CSA Farmers: Deer Heart Woods Certified Organic Farm, Heartland Family Farms,
New Growth Gardens, Nd Musgrave Orchard | | Center
Valley Organic Farm and CSA Aaron Zeis -- Farm/CSA Manager, 8364 S SR 39 Clayton,
IN 46118, phone/fax 317-539-4317, cvofcsa1@yahoo.com. Our mission is to help consumers
gain access to reasonably-priced, organic food. | The
CSA project at Miller Farm, 765/983-2982- Earlham College · 801 National
Road West · Richmond, Indiana 47374-4095 | | Earth
Works Inc., Heather Potts, 9815 Union Rd, Plymouth, IN 46963 , Phone 1: 219-935-4164,
Fax: 219-935-1718earthworks3@juno.com | Field
Day Organic Farm, Ivor Chodkowski and Jana McNally, 7646 Chapel Hill Road, Borden,
IN 47106, 812-923-1466 ivorc@kih.net | J.L.
Hawkins Family Farm, Jeff Hawkins 10373 North 300 East, North Manchester, IN
46962, 260-982-4961,info@hawkinsfamilyfarm.com, Wabash County, IN | Michaela
Farm, Sisters Carolyn and Ann Marie, P.O. Box 100, Oldenburg, IN 47036, 812-933-0661 michaelafarm@seidata.com | Mill
Race Center Farmers Market and CSA, Beth Neff and Zelda Stoltzfus, 201 N.
22nd St., Goshen, IN 46526, 219-533-7936, Fax: 219-533-7936, zebe2@juno.com | | Miller
Farm, any current Miller farmer, 1405 Abington Pike, Richmond, IN 47374, 765-973-2982,
miller_farm@earlham.edu | | New
Growth Gardens and Grace's Garlic Ranch, Anj and Amy Hamilton, 4965 E SR 46, Bloomington,
IN 47401, 812-332-5116, grace72301@aol.com | | Sharritt
Market Gardens, Roger Sharritt, 6572 W. Reformatory Rd., Fortville, IN 46040,
317-485-6718, rlsharritt@aol.com | | White
Violet Center for Ecojustice CSA, Sister Ann Sullivan, One Sisters of Providence,
St. Mary of the Woods, IN 47876, 812-535-3131 Ext. 430, Fax: 812-535-4551, wvc@spsmw.org | | Eat
Wild - Clearing House for Pasture Based Farming | |
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| EarthSave
Bloomington Chapter - Promotes food choices that are
healthy for people and the planet. (Bloomington) | | |
| Planning
With Power - Protecting Our Water and Environmental Resources - Calendar
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Tides Center Project - Links and amplifies women's voices on issues of food systems,
sustainable communities and environmental integrit. 59624 Chicago Road, Atlantic,
IA50022-9619 | | | |
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| Why
drink Shade Grown Coffee? When
you drink shade grown coffee, you know that the coffee is grown with attention
to the soil, the land and its inhabitants. On a typical shade grown farm you will
find the coffee trees grown beneath a taller canopy of trees that provide protection
protection for the coffee and are beneficial to the soil. Equal
Exchange creates and develops long-term relationships with growers in Mexico,
El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Bolivia, Columbia, Peru and Tanzania.
These relations are health to the environment, local wildlife, migratory birds
and to the farmers. Farmers participating in these growing communities have the
opportunity to end cycles of poverty and exposture to chemical fertilizers and
pesticides and preserve the land and soil for future generations. In
Bloomington you can purchase Equal Exchange Coffee at the Runcible Spoon, Soma,
Bloomingfoods, and other locations around town. If you sell or serve Equal Exchange
coffee and would like to be added to our list, please send information to Local
Food. | | | Esan
Thai www.esanthairestaurant.com phone: 812-333-8424,
812-333-THAI Is a full service restaurant (trying to get wine and beer
license) with carry out and catering trays available for business meetings, parties
or other events. They offer special dishes from Northeast Thailand. The entrance
is west of the Monroe county Public Library on Lincoln St. They are open Monday
through Saturday, 11-2 for lunch and 5-9pm for dinner (till 10pm for Friday and
Saturday). The owners are Aey and Don Schoonover. | |
Laughing Planet This is the bean
burrito palace. So far, I haven't found any better in a fast food setting, although,
I am known to be a slow eater, no one seems to mind. The staff is always friendly,
even when they have an ordering line crowd stretching to the door. Try the express
burrito, if you are in a hurry, for fast food, it is delicious and in our experience
always hot. Even when forced to buy it and go, the wrapping keeps it warm. The
vegetarian chili is delicious, so is the rest of their fare. You can have
service indoors or out on the stone patio filled with umbrella covered tables.
Indoors there is an interactive shrine where you can leave prayers written on
tiny papers. The tables are works of art and the walls boast the wondrous collage
assembleges, like the shrine and other artwork by the owner artist. | Lennie's
Restaurant, Pub and Brewery 1795 E. 10th Street
812-323-2112 http://www.lennies.bloomington.com When it comes to gourmet
pizza with a choice of traditional or multi-grain crust, in a sit down environment,
this is one my favorite places, but that is just the tip of what this place has
to offered. They provide generous servings of hospitality with every item on the
menu which includes a variety of pastas, soups and starters, world class selections
of pub fare, strombolis, (I prefer to Create My Own), sandwiches and marvelous
Brewery ales, cider and beers that change throughout the year. |
| Michael's Uptown Café
| | Niaanies Located
on the corner of 6th and Madison, this place has authentic homemade Italian Ice
Cream, soups, and sandwiches. So far we have enjoyed a variety of their delicious
gelato with special meals and celebrations. We are still undecided as to which
flavor we like best because we haven't tried them all, but the peanut butter chocolate
chip is close to the top. The decor is light and feels fresh and welcoming.
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| Runcible Spoon Café
& Restaurant 412 E. 6th Street 344-3997 http://www.runciblespoonrestaurant.com Over
twenty years of stopping for excellent coffee and real lemonade, wholegrain waffles,
poppyseed cake, stir fried potatoes and sitting near the stork and the assemblage
of plants. Of watching Jeff and everyone changing throught the years, especially
the children and the wait staff, until now it it almost a year since Mat O'Neil
became the new owner. Chef Mat is also a part of the Bloomington Cooking School.
Keeping much the same, he and Regan have made some positive visual changes and
expanded the meal possibilities to include dinners and Sunday brunch. A larger
and more varied crowd passes through the old house, some for a quick cup of coffee,
others to settle in for a leasurely meal, or over a stack of paperwork or class
books for reading between the refills. The Runcible Spoon has always been
a source of some of the best coffee in town. It was the first coffee roaster in
town and is pleased to offer a variety of coffees, including organics purchased
from shade growing cooperatives. It is nice to see things improve through change,
but alo nice to keep some things the same. For a while a few of us wondered if
the fish in the bathroom bathtub would go or stay. I am happy to see their orange
bodies swishing through the waters. Chef Mat, shows his love of the arts,
particularly poetry by the generous display of books for patrons to enjoy while
waiting for service. Local Musicians like the Randy's regularly perform, while
others gather for practice sessions. Ask staff about the music. Local artist exhibit
their works throughout the restaurant. Local poets gather often to read poetry,
like the recent reading for "The Linen Weave of Bloomington Poets",
the first public reading from the newly published anthology edited by Jenny Kander
and published by Wiznd. The Runcible Spoon has a lovely stone patio and
a wooden porch in front. Local historical lore has it that, the Spoon was the
first eatery to offer outside dinning in Bloomington, maybe even Indiana. The
delicate leaved shade trees make it an inviting place to refresh during the warm
season. The back porch, facing Bloomingfoods across the alley, offers a sunny
spot for many regulars. A small garden boast cheerful flowers and a unique pond
complete with a fountain, goldfish and lily pads. Good smells, good eats,
good coffee, good music, good poetry, good people- what else can I say. The
Runcible Spoon is host to the Runcible
Spoon Poetry Series featuring readings on the fourth Friday of
each month and also features a Celtic music session every weekly with Grey Larson.
| | Shanti When
they bring out my favorite Chicken Tandore, heads turns toward the sizzling sound.
The chicken arrives so red from the seasoning, nestled upon a bed of onions and
peppers, hot and still keeping a bit of crispness on a wooden platter, the side
dishes of vegetables in sauce, raita, flat bread and
the petite salad. The mango juice is a thick sumptuous drink. Its color alone
can brightens the day, and it is both filling and yummy in taste. Service
is always gracious with the wait staff speaking very little, although very attentive
to the needs of customers. | |
Soma Coffeehouse 322 East Kirkwood 331-2770 Yes,
Bloomington is blessed with many establishments offering good or great coffee
brewed from shade grown beans produced by small cooperatives. We have enjoyed
every desert eaten there and the smoothies are definitely among the best in town.
The crowd here is eclectic with a lot of students in attendance, books are open
wide and writing tools busily working. The decor is wild collage art. I love the
fish tank television and crazily painted walls. The first Wednesday of
each month, the Matrix presents its Open Mic and arrangements can be made to exhibit
artwork at that time. | Turquaz
Cafe
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