On my way down to see Cape May Brewing Company, I drove past a sign for Hawk Haven Winery and it looked kind of interesting, so on my way home I stopped. When Todd Wuerker saw me get out of my car with a big camera, he scurried, afraid I was trying to sell him something. Eventually, he came back around and we talked for a couple of hours, and even drank some wine. They have a great product, a promising venue and a story to tell. I'll be back.
Last weekend I ventured down to Cape May to see about a new brewery right here in our county and aptly named the Cape May Brewing Company. They've been open for a little less than a year, but they're getting ready to expand so I'll be visiting them again soon. Keep a look out around June or July.
Welcome to SALT, the concept issue. A digital magazine dedicated to Culture, Art, Retail and Dining in Cape May County, New Jersey.
For now, we're playing around with editorial content and guaging interest from the local business community. There's been a very good response so far.
We will be looking for contributors eventually. Mostly as a community thing. For fun. We won't be able to pay, but there should be some good exposure.
So if you're a photographer, writer or illustrator, or know one who you think is great, drop me a note with your submission ideas and some samples of your work.
Have a shop, restaurant, event or personality that you think we should cover? Send it along.
Interested in advertising your product, company or service? Let me know. I'd like to make a note about this as well. While we will be accepting advertising, we have very strict guidelines as to the quality of the advertising we'll take. If it's not up to our artistic standards, we'll be happy to design your ad for you at no charge. But we're looking for branded advertising only. No specials. No coupons. No deals. If the advertising is tacky, the magazine becomes tacky. Then it's not worth doing.
This is the beauty of doing something yourself, and for which you don't care if you make money on. You can make your own rules.
This morning I drove down to Cape May to check out a new Organic food market that literally opened it's doors for the first time this past Thursday. Technically, they haven't even had their grand opening, as they are still waiting for a lot of their products to come in. So this was more a preview.
The Cape May Organic Market is the product of Tai and Julie Menz. Tai is the chef at Aleathea’s at the Inn of Cape May.
Right now, they're just getting things going, but already you can see the direction their going. Everything from packaged and canned goods, to organic flours, meats, eggs, and juices. They even have a decent selection of organic health and beauty supplies. Expect the selection to grow as they find their way.
Comments, suggestions and requests are appreciated and they honestly want to hear what people want.
Check them out on their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cape-May-Organic-Market/265784213477665
