Brightwater food truck beverage management and food entrepreneurship. A piece of that culinary journey just happens to be the organization, management and placement of a food truck. The food truck purchases fresh produce from the Wednesday market, which is conveniently located at the Brightwater School and prepares signature dishes featuring the farm fresh product to sell to customers on Saturday. “Showing people how to prepare fresh food is important because it lets people know that it doesn’t always have to be a difficult recipe and that anyone can shop at the farmer’s market and be able to create some wonderful food,” said Taylor. Taylor said the food truck partnership helps show the benefit of shopping at the farmer’s market and buying local, fresh produce from local farmers and vendors. “Partnering with Brightwater has been an amazing part of the farmer’s market this year,” said Taylor. “This has allowed Brightwater to provide fresh, prepared food at the market using local ingredients from our farmers and has also allowed Brightwater to get in front of the community to educate the public about what they do.” Taylor said in the future, Brightwater will hopefully be able to offer a classroom experience at the market that would be able to show people food preparation techniques and in depth cooking demonstrations. Bentonville Farmer’s Market has provided access to fresh foods for over 40 years. With the help of Brightwater and its food truck, the farmer’s market will continue to promote and support local farmers and vendors, and help grow and support a healthier community for another 40 years and beyond. 34 ARKANSAS GROWN
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