The Rebirth of the Chesapeake Bay Oyster

The iconic beauty of the Chesapeake Bay spans 64,000 square miles of coastal Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia. The watershed’s once abundant and precious resources helped define the area, while providing livelihoods … read more

VSAG’s First Scholarship for Sustainability Award

Soon The George Washington University school year will come to a close, and one student in particular has VSAG and Founding Farmers in her corner with a $5,000 scholarship to help get her closer to her BBA from the GW School of … read more

VSAG Partner CarbonFund.org Featured in WSJ

Kudos to CarbonFund for the recent article in the Wall Street Journal highlighting the trend of making a positive move to reduce carbon footprints – the yearly amount of carbon dioxide we emit into the environment – for big corporate … read more

Reducing Environmental Impact the VSAG Way

…and sharing the news and information with the industry is part of the VSAG mission, from inside the restaurants to beyond our clients’ doors to their guests and customers. Operating in an environmentally friendly way is inherent to successful restaurants, … read more

Restaurant Patrons Save Green, Eat Green

Can the promise of a free cupcake or some cold hard cash work better than dire predictions of dying polar bears and rising sea levels at getting people to cut their carbon footprint?  For diners at Farmers & Fishers and … read more

VSAG Responds to The Washington Post’s Article on Sustainability

From VSAG’s Dan Simons, in response to the December 7, 2009 article by Jane Black that appeared on the front page of The Washington Post:

We’re thankful to Jane Black for bringing such an important topic – sustainable agriculture and what it means to be a green restaurant committed to sustainable business practices – to the front page of The Washington Post. How much more important can this topic get for foodies and restaurateurs? Not much more, but we’re glad that there is focus on a successful business in Washington, DC, that is working to help American family farmers and pushing the envelope on a broad array of topics that go well beyond the superficial, easy topics…. read more

VSAG Chief Mixologist Jon Arroyo Makes News

VSAG Chief Mixologist and director of our bar and beverage programs Jon Arroyo was visited by mixology industry Pegu blogger Doug Winship on a recent visit to Washington, D.C. Check out his review of Farmers & Fishers‘ cocktail program, and … read more

VSAG Launches Farmers & Fishers

Farmers & FishersVucurevich Simons Advisory Group (VSAG) the restaurant team that conceptualized, manages and operates the bustling and award-winning Founding Farmers in downtown DC announces the opening of  Farmers & Fishers, an evolution of the Farmers brand to the waterfront. After just over four months of extensive food menu design and creation, transformation of the bar program to highlight a Tiki Bar menu, and a refreshing of the interiors with new colors, fabrics and artwork, the new Farmers & Fishers is ready for guests. The new concept officially opens on Wednesday, June 24, though guests have been seeing the changes over the last couple of weeks.

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