Comments on: Ellwood Thompson’s Master Plan http://wotbn.net/ellwood-thompsons-master-plan/ News from the Carytown and Museum District areas Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:22:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: RVA Foodie http://wotbn.net/ellwood-thompsons-master-plan/#comment-2635 RVA Foodie Sat, 23 Jun 2007 00:49:05 +0000 http://wotbn.net/ellwood-thompsons-master-plan/#comment-2635 Wouldn't it be nice if Ellwoods focused on making their products affordable? Over the years, the store has appeared to veer away from what's natural, simple, and unprocessed, to swollen ailes of inventory that mostly consist of top-dollar, high-brow, luxurious treats for the health conscious upper-middle class. Too bad that preserving our health and saving our planet continues to be inaccessible to most Richmonders. I don't think that's something worth franchising across the state. Wouldn’t it be nice if Ellwoods focused on making their products affordable? Over the years, the store has appeared to veer away from what’s natural, simple, and unprocessed, to swollen ailes of inventory that mostly consist of top-dollar, high-brow, luxurious treats for the health conscious upper-middle class. Too bad that preserving our health and saving our planet continues to be inaccessible to most Richmonders. I don’t think that’s something worth franchising across the state.

]]> By: Ross http://wotbn.net/ellwood-thompsons-master-plan/#comment-2553 Ross Mon, 18 Jun 2007 14:21:30 +0000 http://wotbn.net/ellwood-thompsons-master-plan/#comment-2553 It is difficult to have every type of produce/food available *and* have it all be local. Like tomatoes. All of ET"s tomatoes are from Florida these days. I'm sure as we move on in the season we'll get some Hanover tomoatoes. But until then, if you want a BLT, there isn't much you can do. So if they want to focus on "Local" as their new brand, its going to be tough -- I think. It is difficult to have every type of produce/food available *and* have it all be local. Like tomatoes. All of ET”s tomatoes are from Florida these days. I’m sure as we move on in the season we’ll get some Hanover tomoatoes. But until then, if you want a BLT, there isn’t much you can do.

So if they want to focus on “Local” as their new brand, its going to be tough — I think.

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