Just a quick clarification with how to use the website, www.greenkunming.com. First, credits need to be purchased either through the Paypal link on the website or from our new gift shop or from me directly. Credits are purchased in 200 RMB or 400 RMB denominations which are good for 5 and 10 pickups. You can then schedule your pickups through the calendar after you log in on the website. Use the plus and minus symbols to add or subtract pickups on your schedule. Pickups must be scheduled by 11:59 PM two days prior to the pickup date. I can answer questions through this thread directly to my email box.
The food is prepped, the location finalized and the website is up and running. The Green Kunming Organic Food Club will prepare its first pick-up for Friday, March 13th. Membership is looking good, so if you haven't already registered, do so now at www.greenkunming.com
The website allows you to purchase credits online through Paypal or pay for them in person. You can then use the brilliant online calendar to schedule which days you would like to pick up.
Each assortment of veggies will weigh 5 kilograms and can be picked up at our new gift shop around the corner from Paul's shop. A map is provided on the website.
So the Kunming Organic Food Club will arrange it's first pick-up on Friday, March 13th. The price has been settled on at 40 RMB per 5 kilogram package. Each member will be responsible to bring a reusable bag to pick up their veggies. We will also sell natural, reusable bags to those interested in supporting the Club.
Pick-ups will be every Monday and Friday at our new gift shop around the corner from Paul's Shop on Wen Hua Xiang. I will also organize a trip for all of those interested to visit the farm. It's a beautiful place to spend a day and the food can't be beat.
For those interested in joining the Club, please email me at colin_flahive@h o t m a i l.c o m. Provide your name, phone number, and if you would like to pick up on Monday, Friday, or both.
As far as I know, there is no local organic fruit in Kunming. I hope this will change, but for now, this Organic Food Club will only include veggies. Meats can be added once the Club gets organized.
We accept donations for Heart to Heart at Aling Crafts around the corner from Paul's Shop continuing down the alley on the left. If donating used clothes, Heart to Heart has asked for mostly cotton, linen or other natural fabrics.
Xiangrong has done amazing work as have her workers and volunteers. As the tides of urbanization continue to rise, it's encouraging to know that some are working to lead others to higher ground.
zhangfeng itself is interesting for its mix of achang, jingpo, dai and burmese cultures. there is a jingpo park called munao zong ge that throws down some crazy festivals, especially during new year and water festival. there is also a mafia-run casino there just across the border, but there have been enough disappearances there that it should probably be avoided. on top of that, the area is plagued with heroin addiction. ruili is nearby and more set up for tourism.
shangrila farms is their brand name and i don't think they are trying to misrepresent anything by carrying this name into their coffee line.
they mostly sell their products in beijing and shanghai, and as one of the owners of salvador's, i thought it would be a good idea to have a place to retail their products locally. i like their products and i like what they have done within the farming communities. pay a visit to the farmers they work with and ask them how they feel about it.
salvador's has no economic ties with gokunming (other than we pay for a banner advertisement) and sales of shangrila farms products in no way could benefit gokunming. the gokunming guys have to pay for their organic coffee too. i can only assume that gokunming thought the brand alone was interesting enough for an interview. and the above posted web link shows that gokunming's address is in wenhua xiang but is not salvador's address. we are wenhua xiang #76.
anyone who knows the people of salvador's and those of gokunming would find all of this unfounded conjecture rather amusing; but if you'd like to discuss it in person some time, i'd be happy to and am easy to find.
These were glaciers, therefore they were there in the summer and in the winter. Where once Yulong Snow Mountain was capped with snow all year round, it no longer is. You can ask any local about their mountain, and they will tell you it is no longer the same.
I'm leaving this review for one of my staff. She just return from Dali and fell in love with this little restaurant in Dali. Very nice owners cooking up delicious and healthy Chinese cuisine with an open kitchen and local "organic" ingredients. I'll have to try it out myself next time.
I'm disappointed in myself for even considering giving this place another chance. I wanted to give my 4-month old a chance to see some live animals and I was sure that there was no way that the Kunming Zoo was as bad as it was 15 years ago. Somehow it was worse. It's disgraceful that with all of the changes that this city has undergone in the last two decades that this zoo still lacks any sense of decency or morality.
At nailer and tallamerican, I'm sorry to hear about your recent experiences. We wash everything with purified water and make all of our food fresh daily from whole ingredients in order to avoid any problems. We will review our procedures to assure that we continue to provide the safest and healthiest menu options possible. I hope you'll give us another try and I'd be happy to buy you a coffee if you are around any morning.
@GoKunming, it would be nice if there was a zero star option for reviews so that business owners can contribute without having to rate ourselves. I kind of feel like a d-bag giving myself stars 1-5. For some reason I settled on 4 as the least douchey ;).
Interview: Xiang Rong
Posted byWe accept donations for Heart to Heart at Aling Crafts around the corner from Paul's Shop continuing down the alley on the left. If donating used clothes, Heart to Heart has asked for mostly cotton, linen or other natural fabrics.
Xiangrong has done amazing work as have her workers and volunteers. As the tides of urbanization continue to rise, it's encouraging to know that some are working to lead others to higher ground.
Insect cuisine: Bugging out in Kunming
Posted by@ Christine. The dish to the right of the snake is a bamboo rat. We didn't get that dish, but my wife has said that they are delicious.
Dispatch from western Yunnan: Handmade rice noodles
Posted byzhangfeng itself is interesting for its mix of achang, jingpo, dai and burmese cultures. there is a jingpo park called munao zong ge that throws down some crazy festivals, especially during new year and water festival. there is also a mafia-run casino there just across the border, but there have been enough disappearances there that it should probably be avoided. on top of that, the area is plagued with heroin addiction. ruili is nearby and more set up for tourism.
Interview: Sahra Malik
Posted byshangrila farms is their brand name and i don't think they are trying to misrepresent anything by carrying this name into their coffee line.
they mostly sell their products in beijing and shanghai, and as one of the owners of salvador's, i thought it would be a good idea to have a place to retail their products locally. i like their products and i like what they have done within the farming communities. pay a visit to the farmers they work with and ask them how they feel about it.
salvador's has no economic ties with gokunming (other than we pay for a banner advertisement) and sales of shangrila farms products in no way could benefit gokunming. the gokunming guys have to pay for their organic coffee too. i can only assume that gokunming thought the brand alone was interesting enough for an interview. and the above posted web link shows that gokunming's address is in wenhua xiang but is not salvador's address. we are wenhua xiang #76.
anyone who knows the people of salvador's and those of gokunming would find all of this unfounded conjecture rather amusing; but if you'd like to discuss it in person some time, i'd be happy to and am easy to find.
Yulong Snow Mountain's glaciers disappearing
Posted byThese were glaciers, therefore they were there in the summer and in the winter. Where once Yulong Snow Mountain was capped with snow all year round, it no longer is. You can ask any local about their mountain, and they will tell you it is no longer the same.