So Where Are We Supposed to Eat? -- July 23, 2009

I keep hearing these ads for the "Independent Restaurants of Greensboro" on NPR.  These restaurants are hawking their local and organic cred, and I happen to have eaten at, well, just one of them, Sweet Basil's, but it was probably one of the best meals I have had in my life.  But, where, exactly, are we supposed to eat in Winston-Salem?  Chipotle was the ONE restaurant (besides Whole Foods, but that is not really a restuarant) where I could order meat with a clear conscience.  The carnitas burrito bowl has been standard fare.  But now, Tom Philpott, sustainable agriculture guru and co-founder of Maverick Farms in Valle Crucis, NC, has posted this disturbing article about Chipotle's refusal to sign on to support the CIW, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, in their fight for fair wages for Florida tomato pickers (Whole Foods has signed on). You really must read Tom's earlier posts about the horrid conditions in which these workers live.  So where are the "Independent Restaurants of Winston-Salem" serving local, humanely raised meat and produce?