{"id":131990,"date":"2017-11-01T09:37:46","date_gmt":"2017-11-01T14:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=131990"},"modified":"2017-11-02T08:14:32","modified_gmt":"2017-11-02T13:14:32","slug":"farmers-restaurant-group-opens-new-location","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=131990","title":{"rendered":"Farmers Restaurant Group opens new location"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"\"\"<\/a>Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 \u00a0\u2013 The North Dakota Farmers Union (NDFU), in partnership with Agraria LLC members and the Farmers Restaurant Group, has opened the doors to a sixth Founding Farmers restaurant at King of Prussia, Pa. This is the organization\u2019s first location outside of the Beltway, since opening its first farmer-owned restaurant in 2006.<\/p>\n

NDFU President Mark Watne, says, \u201cIf you would have told me 11 years ago that we\u2019d have six restaurants serving 43,000 guests a week, would have said, \u2018No way.\u2019 The response has been phenomenal.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Unlike the organization\u2019s five other restaurants, Founding Farmers King of Prussia features a bakery and caf\u00e9 on its first level for walk-in guests. The 284-seat second level is separated into dining microclimates that replicate different rooms of a farmhouse and includes a bar area. Large portions of made-from-scratch comfort food, sourced from family farms and ranches, are served at affordable prices.<\/p>\n

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Watne says the concept of a farmer-owned restaurant started at NDFU with the idea that farmers could secure a greater share of the U.S. food dollar by taking advantage of opportunities at the top of the production food chain rather than the bottom.<\/p>\n

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He adds, \u201cThe thought was to get closer to the consumer and then own the whole food chain system. Not only are we putting more money into the hands of family farmers and ranchers, we\u2019re strengthening people\u2019s understanding of why family farm agriculture is so important to our country.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The restaurant\u2019s goal is to serve 100 percent U.S. family farm-sourced food. Last month, NDFU started trucking flour from the state mill and sugar from American Crystal to the East Coast. Potatoes and other raw commodities will soon be shipped with stops along the way to pick up commodities, such as butter in Minnesota and cheese in Wisconsin.<\/p>\n

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Watne says \u201cIt\u2019s important that American family farmers and ranchers share in the profits.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The group plans to open a seventh restaurant early next year at Reston, Va.<\/p>\n

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