Jason vanOirschot – a grain farmer from north east Saskatchewan, Canada – lives in a region rich in wildlife. Hunting moose and elk is very popular amongst his neighbors and friends. But they all face the common challenge of how to store and process their meat in a safe and efficient way, because everyone is out hunting at the same …
Dustin Apple Celebrates 7th Season With CoolBot
Dustin Apple – or you might recognize him by his YouTube handle Whiteriverrambo – and his wife Amy have both been bow hunting since the nineties. Dustin is actually celebrating his 30th year bowhunting. They reside in Southern Indiana and are “year round avid sportsmen,” hunting deer, turkey and fish. Their diet consists mainly of this meat, in addition to …
Aust + K’s Homesteady Journey
Aust and K got into homesteading by baby steps — literally. They were living in a third story apartment and eating Taco Bell, minding their own business, when their first baby arrived on the scene. “We wanted to do right by our little baby,” Aust explains. “We wanted to get him better quality food. But we were really broke, had …
Store, Hang, Cure + Process Meat With Ease – With CoolBot!
Curtis Pocklington grew up deer hunting with his family in Minnesota each fall since he was just a kid. “We had a cabin on some private land,” he tells us, “and then we would use [the venison] to feed our family for the entire year.” Eventually, Curtis’ wife “tired of Minnesota winters,” so they relocated to Arizona. “It was a …
South Whidbey School Farm Teaches & Nourishes Kids and Community
Cary Peterson has been rocking her soil-stained hands for the last three decades. In 2009, she helped the Good Cheer Food Bank start a garden to grow vegetables for food bank clients. “It was really transformative for the community right after the crash,” she explains. Being able to provide fresh, organic produce to people who wouldn’t otherwise have access to …
Meeting Essential Needs With Dignity – And A Few CoolBots
“CoolBot has been our favorite thing,” professes Robin Peacock, Executive Director at MEND. MEND, which stands for Meeting Essential Needs with Dignity, is a non-profit corporation that provides strength and support for its network of local food pantries in Essex County, NJ. MEND has been fighting hunger for both families and individuals since 1980 by providing supplemental fresh food, funds …
Second Chance Foods Doubles Down on CoolBots
Rescuing Food – Reducing Hunger – Raising Awareness Second Chance Foods does exactly that: They rescue food from grocery stores, restaurant suppliers, home delivery services and local farms that would otherwise get thrown out and go to waste. They get new food donations every single day, distributing it all within 24 hours to local hunger relief organizations. This constant stream …
Grow, Cook + Share: Nashville Food Project Fuels Community With Help From CoolBot
The Nashville Food Project does a lot of amazing things. The simplest explanation is that they grow, cook and share. This non-profit organization’s cornerstone philosophy is that all people should have access to the food they want and need. The Nashville Food Project aids this mission with their gardens, where they grow organic food and share resources; in their kitchens, …
Where are they now? An update from Mayfield Flowers.
When we last spoke with Keely Sindler, she and her sister Marcy were about five years into their floral business, Mayfield Flowers. Needless to say, lots has happened since 2017. We recently had a chance to catch up with Keely and get an update from Mayfield Flowers — which has grown from blooming to flourishing. “The past year was interesting …
Where are they now? Revisiting Store It Cold’s First Turnkey Cooler Customer: Martin Prebula of Saints Row Brewing
When we last spoke with Martin Prebula in 2017 (aka a million years ago), he was in the midst of launching his passion project: Saints Row Brewing. Prebula took on the noble cause of pioneering the craft beer scene amongst his local community in Rockville, Maryland (about 20 miles outside Washington, DC). Not only was Saints Row Brewing one of …
