Posts Tagged ‘eco-friendly’



OpenTable’s The Cultivated Plate Spotlights Chef Nappo

OpenTable Chief Dining Officer, Caroline Potter, spotlights Founding Farmers and Chef Al’s trip to the local farmers market. Her Q&A with Chef Al highlights the challenges and rewards of operating a successful restaurant that sources its ingredients regionally whenever possible. The Founding Farmers team goes the extra mile to serve delicious food while maintaining a socially and environmentally responsible mission.

July 19th, 2010

Green From Inside Out

greenfrominsideoutA Washington DC-area restaurant goes green from the food on the table to the design on the building.

See video here: http://usnews.feedroom.com/

April 23rd, 2009

Founding Farmers is LEED Gold!

FF GM Christian Holmes, Project Mgr Lara Hardcastle, Marc Heisterkamp and VSAG's Dan Simons

FF GM Christian Holmes, Project Mgr Lara Hardcastle, Marc Heisterkamp and VSAG's Dan Simons

On April 22nd, Founding Farmers and VSAG celebrated the official award and certification of the restaurant as LEED® Gold by the U.S. Green Building Council. (USGBC).   With this award, Founding Farmers is the first USGBC certified restaurant of any type in the District of Columbia, and the first full-service, upscale-casual LEED Gold restaurant in the entire United States. Read full article »

April 23rd, 2009