Our NEW Equestrian Stable Garden

June 12th, 2009

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You may already be familiar with our Summit Garden, but if you have not visited our Equestrian Stables lately…you may not know that we have added another ‘field of greens’! This particular garden is actually our third one on property at The Greenbrier Sporting Club. In addition to this new one and the Summit garden…we also have a small garden located next to the main Lodge.

The culinary, equestrian and maintenance teams, along with the help of Dave Burhman (our local astronomer), all pitched in to create the new Stable Garden. It is providing both restaurants at The Lodge and The Summit Lodge with fresh, locally grown vegetables. While it will not produce enough to completely satisfy our needs for the year, it will add an extra value to the food that we produce.

Having the ability to label the menus at our Clubs with such terms as Lodge Garden, Summit Garden or Stable Garden gives our servers and chefs a sense of pride when offering & creating meals for our members with locally grown produce. Our members and guests can take comfort in knowing that we are going the extra mile to deliver them the best dining experience possible and ensure that each plate served has the freshest product available.

Current items in the Stable Garden include: Turnips, Swiss Chard, Cauliflower, Broccoli, Purple Scallions, Red Cipollini Onions, Russian Kale, Kohlrabi, Baby Beets, Mixed Lettuce, Bok Choy, Sugar Snap Peas, Eggplant, Squash, Zucchini and a variety of tomatoes.

When you’re in next time, stop by our Equestrian Stables, as well as The Summit Lodge and The Main Lodge to see how our gardens are growing. Don’t miss the Lodge Garden; its located right off from the Lodge headed towards the Sports Complex. The Lodge Garden has mainly baby lettuces, with a small variety of other veggies. The baby lettuces flourish here and look wonderful! We have been using them for a while and have reduced our need to buy from an outside source for 2-3 months now.

We know that growing & buying produce locally is a way to cut our carbon footprint, support our local communities and most of all feel good in knowing that our members are getting the best possible service each and every time they step in for a delicious meal!