In Bend, many restaurants, coffee shops, food carts and breweries voluntarily compost food waste to share with local farms or companies that make fertilizer. Compost turns organic material into a soil conditioner that improves soil fertility, aeration and the soil’s water-holding capacity. Composting helps each restaurant significantly reduce the garbage it produces each day. The […]
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Rookie of the Year
Chi Chinese & Sushi Bar
Di Long and her husband David Cho are the chefs for Chi Chinese & Sushi Bar, which Long describes as traditional Chinese with a modern twist. “Chi means positive energy,” she says. The restaurant, which opened in May of 2015, is the Source Weekly’s pick for Rookie of the Year. Though the restaurant may be […]

