Vendor Profile by Charlie Brummit
Market vendors are sometimes among each other’s best customers. Nora Glanz depends on Ward’s eggs for her pastries and savories. Almost everyone depends on Homeland Creamery and Brian Bowman.
Alicia Rehburg doesn’t include Brian’s milk in her granola although her customers surely do. She does depend on Homeland Whole Milk to make her own Greek-style yogurt.
In her own words –
“I have really enjoyed making Greek yogurt… Homeland’s milk is perfect for the job, since you need low pasteurized milk… I use Homeland’s full fat milk, rather than a 2% because I like the creamy texture and richness of whole milk.”
Alicia uses the recipe at this link but with a gallon rather than a half-gallon of milk. After all good yogurt goes fast, especially with Gorilla Grains Granola. Stop by any Saturday and Alicia will be happy to give you a few more pointers.
In case you missed the news, Gorilla Grains Granola is among eight finalists in the Big Tasty, a contest for new North Carolina food businesses. Blue Ridge Food Ventures, a nonprofit incubator for N.C. food businesses, sponsors the contest as a way to help food entrepreneurs market their products.
Congratulations, Alicia!