Home delivery. The convenient new way to shop local and support local businesses.
With farmers markets open on the weekends; and farm stores open during the week for purchases of produce and product. I thought it would be fun to explore some additional ways for all of us to shop local.
“Delivered to your Door” and “Contactless Delivery” are the new buzz words of the day, as companies continue to pivot and make life easier and a bit less stressful for us all.
Home Delivery As seen on TV
Always a pleasure to appear on Charlotte Today with my friend Colleen Odegaard to chat about local restaurants, product and more. A couple of weeks ago, we “Zoomed” an interview featuring five great products folks in and around Charlotte can get delivered to their door. You can watch it here and then, come back to read on for all the details and more ways to enjoy the ease of home delivery.
Olive Crate in Waxhaw NC
Order Online at olivecrate.com
If you have ever taken a cooking class from me, you know I cook with the ultra premium extra virgin olive oil and organic balsamic vinegars from Olive Crate and love the products they produce.
Now you can enjoy FREE home delivery of all of these products in and around Charlotte. For those of you outside of their delivery area, they are also offering free shipping! Just use the checkout code SHIPFREEOC when you order for Ultra premium, extra virgin olive oil, organic balsamic vinegars, dried herbs and more.
Hungry for more? Why not join in the fun at my Cooking with Olive Oil and Vinegar online cooking class on Thursday May 14, 4-5:30 pm. Cost is $25. Email me at HeidiBillotto@gmail.com to make a reservation.
Inland, the Good Food People in Charlotte, NC
Order Online at orderinland.com
This local wholesaler with operations in Charlotte’s NoDa neighborhood recently extended its usual daily delivery to restaurants across the state to include home delivery in Charlotte. Select from a delicious selection of premium fresh and frozen seafood, chicken, beef, pork, lamb, cheese and charcuterie. If you follow my social media on Instagram and Facebook, you’ll see several videos and posts on how to cook the wonderful seafood – much of it local, that you can order from Inland.
Here is how it works: Order and pay online Sunday – Thursday before noon for next day delivery Monday – Friday. Product comes beautifully boxed on ice and delivered right to your door.
Interested in more? Make reservations now for my Online Cooking with Summer Seafood Class on Tuesday, June 2, 3:30-5pm. Cost is $25. Email me at HeidiBillotto@gmail.com to make a reservation.
Enderly Coffee in Charlotte NC
Order online at enderlycoffee.com
Enderly is a family owned coffee roaster, doing great business to do good things. Enjoy Free shipping on orders of 3 or more bags of coffee. Or order before 1 pm on Thursday for Free Friday delivery to your home on orders over $20. Along with the coffee, I suggest adding on a 4 pack of PepperBox Donuts with your order! Varieties vary each week.
Saying Thanks and give back– Participate in Enderly’s Coffee Drop for Medical Professionals. Your $25 sponsorship buys coffee for hard working health care professionals at hospitals in Charlotte. Bags of beans are dropped off at shift breaks with individual notes of thanks written on each one. You can choose for this to be a personalized gift or an anonymous gift.
This just in… check out the all new Charlotte Coffee Box available for pick up or home delivery… info is at the end of this post.
Assorted Table Wine Shop in Charlotte, NC
Order online at assortedtablewine.com.
If wine and beer are on your shopping list, give a shout out to my friends at Assorted Table. Tell them what you like, what you think you like and they will put together a most delicious mixed case or two.
If you live within 10 miles of the shop you can enjoy free home delivery on orders over $100. Otherwise, curbside delivery at 7th Street market is available Monday – Saturday 11 am – 4 pm. Cheers!
Earth’s Farmacy in Wesley Chapel, NC
Order online at earths-farmacy.com
Hand Sanitizer has been a hard find these days but the two sisters at Earth Farmacy have you covered with their organic hand wash. Its made with antiviral, antibacterial an antimicrobial ingredients – its actually good way to feed your skin.
In addition to hand and body wash and hand sanitizer. Healthy, good for you, locally made skin products and they are delivered your door. Think of these products as a gift to yourself; and you’ll find thats exactly what it looks like when the package comes to your door. When you order, know you are doing good for the community, too, as 15% of your orders is donated to No Kid Hungry. Free home delivery within a 10 mile radius of Waxhaw, Free shipping on orders over $75.
More Delivery Options for You to Try
Of course, lots of Charlotte area restaurants are offering delivery now, in addition to curbside pick up. So call ahead to ask before you make plans. Remember this is all still new and ever changing and we all navigate the restrictions during this Covid crisis and re-entry into our next phase of the new normal.
Some restaurants use delivery services, other have their own drivers. Either way, remember everyone is doing the best they can. I encourage you to continue to be patient and be kind. Allow more than enough time. Tip when you order and tip the delivery driver as well.
Amelie’s French Bakery in Charlotte, NC
In need of pastry? Amelie’s has you covered and when you order online you may opt for curbside pickup or same day delivery. Pastries, Flowers, Pure Intentions Coffee by the pound and more. Look for the fun DIY cookie and pastry kits.
I tried out the DIY Twice Baked Almond Croissants and they were the bomb!
Verdant Bread in Charlotte NC
I love these loaves! Like many of you I pick up a couple every Saturday at the Matthews Community Farmers Markets, but did you know they are also available for curbside pick up and local delivery?
Online orders for Curbside Pick up, for Friday delivery and for Saturday pickup at the Matthews Market are all easy to navigate on the bakery’s website.
Curbside pick up at the bakery’s Monroe Road location is only available Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 9:30 am to 3 pm. Orders must be placed by 5 pm the day before to insure the freshest product, baked to order just for you.
For Friday delivery, orders must be placed by 5pm on Thursday and you must live within the delivery area that is within 10 miles of the 28205 zipcode.
To make Matthews Farmers market pick up even easier and to be sure to get what you want – the English Muffins are always the first to go – plan to order ahead online. Its super simple and it makes your farmers’ market shopping a breeze!
Fresh List Clt
Jesse Ledbetter and his team have been quietly growing their farmer and local food artisan to chef delivery service in Charlotte for several years now.
Like everyone, this talented team of local supporters have had to pivot and reinvent a bit to adapt and serve the community over the past several months. Now, just like a chef, consumers can now buy directly from FreshList Clt.
Order online at the Fresh List website by Tuesday of each week. All of the product they carry is from local and area farms, so the line up changes from week to week. Think meal and recipe kits ( including those from ChefListClt, eggs, dairy, produce, meats, beverages, bakery and some pantry items as well
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Order by 3 pm TUESDAY of each week! Currently, Fresh List ( like everyone else listed here) offers contactless home delivery. Right now for the team at FreshList it’s just to the 28205 zip code (but as they work out legistics, they hope to include more zipcodes coming soon)!
Outside of 28205? No worries, all is not lost, my friends, FreshList also offers pickup at the following locations:
Free Range Brewing (Saturday, Noon to 8 pm)
Lenny Boy Brewing (Saturday, Noon – 6 pm)
Birdsong Brewing (Sunday, Noon to 6 pm)
And at Freshlist Headquarters, 1300 Pegram Street, 28205 (Saturday 10:30 am to 12:30 pm)
I know I can’t wait to order the Homeland Creamery Chocolate Milk ( and probably their delicious whole milk, too in my next Fresh List order.) so I can try to recreate this “Mocha Milk” created by the barista’s at The Table Farm Bakery in Asheboro, NC, one of my favorite places to visit in The Heart of North Carolina (read more here.) Until I can go back, my recreation of the memory of this cold and satisfying iced coffee will just have to do!) Stay tuned for the delicious details…
Speaking of milk…
Farm To Home in Asheville, NC
Yes, there really is a milkman that still makes home delivery and we in Charlotte are fortunate that Farm to Home has just expanded their Asheville-based home delivery service.
The milk delivered by Farm to Home comes from two small family owned dairies: Maple View and Wholesome Country Creamery. At both of these dairies, the milk is processed minimally and bottled on each individual farm. In most cases Farm to Home delivers the milk and butter from these farms the day after it is bottled.
As they have expanded their circle of home delivery, they have also expanded their line of products, including several local brands I love and have often shared with my readers. The selection includes Hickory Nut Gap meats, Roots Hummus, Lusty Monk Mustards, Duke’s Bread from right here in Charlotte and one of my new favorites, Fermenti Kim Chi and Sauerkraut ( just wait till you try their sauerkraut in this Smiling Hara Hempeh Reuben!)
Order online by Monday each week for Thursday delivery. In Charlotte, orders must meet a $25 minimum.
The Loyalist
Cheesy Does It! The team at The Loyalist has been very busy the past several months, starting a privately funded by the public, local chef-driven initiative to feed hungry school kids; offering take out and now home delivery Tuesday – Saturday from noon to 7 pm!
Home Delivery is FREE with a $25 minimum order, if you live within a 12 mile radius of the Matthews NC shop. If you live 13 miles away, then they aren’t ready for you yet, but stay tuned. They are employing staff to make deliveries as a way to continue to take care of their own. With one driver, they plan on 3 deliveries an hour, so plan ahead and don’t wait till the last minute to place your online order.
All deliveries – which can include, sandwiches, cheese and charcuterie boards, but several sides, must be ordered via The Loyalist website’s online ordering portal, which you will find here.
It’s a Coffee Collab – Help Share the Love
I am loving this local collaborative effort between Enderly Coffee, Nightflyer Roastworks, and Pure Intentions Coffee – three local roasters in Charlotte. Each one a third of this “Charlotte Coffee Box” providing a taste of single origin coffees representing each roaster’s personality.
The creation of this collaboration is a response to the impact on small businesses from the COVID-19 mandated shut down. Enderly, Nightflyer, and Pure Intentions wanted to come together and use this project to help illustrate that working together, we can all get through and happily on the other side of this trying time.
Included in the three pack: Enderly Coffee Nicaragua from growers Sabino & Maria Jesus; Nightflyer Roastworks Ethiopia from Yirgacheffe Kebelo Dumerso; and Pure Intentions Colombia from Gonazalo Dagua Conda.
Each roaster has provided a coffee to this effort that is representative of their quality efforts and compliments the other offerings in the box. A range of African, Central and South American coffees offer you the chance to experience a wide spectrum of flavors each with the unique fingerprint of that roaster.
The cost is $42. FREE Home Delivery is available for Charlotte-area locations. Deliveries are made each Friday. Or, if you are out of town, or outside the delivery area, you may opt to take advantage of the USPS Priority 2-day shipping that is available. Go here to order.
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