About the project

Culinary Institute of America graduate and Locally Grown Gardens owner Ron Harris is very particular about how his colorful, quality market is portrayed. But we do his Pink Pie baked goods and Indiana-grown produce justice with our “gorgeous food photography,” as many readers have called it. We’ve emphasized the pictures’ popularity in bountiful galleries and navigation.

This site gets updated about twice weekly to let readers know about inventory; upcoming events; and history of market offerings. The goal is for customers to be able to know what’s at the market on any given moment, and if Harris has what they’re looking for on their drive home to cook dinner.

Most entries are greeted with a bevy of comments—mostly gushing thanks for Harris’s offerings. (We’ve been spoiled with great clients.)

B4B also helped conceptualize Harris’s popular weekend outdoor hog roasts. His pulled pork sandwiches became so popular, they’re now a daily offering.

As for Harris’s want to communicate with the public, we think he’s succeeded: Since the blog, LGG has been covered by Indianapolis Monthly, WTHR’s Treeboy, Nuvo, The Indianapolis Star, Indy.com, the Broad Ripple gazette, and more. LGG is also well-connected in the blogosphere—everything from Indy’s famous foodie Feed Me/Drink Me blog to national sustainable food site Civil Eats has a link to Ron’s virtual real estate.