Meet Shy!
About Me.
Hello! I’m Shy, the founder, head chef, and primary educator for Shy’s Fresh Eats. I’m extremely passionate about gardening, sustainability, plant education, and providing fresh, healthy, nutritious produce and herbs to the community.
I decided to combine my passions and start Shy’s Fresh Eats to provide the community with plant and gardening education, as well as handmade products crafted with love, using mostly produce and herbs from our own garden!
Combating Food Deserts
Growing Education Program
“Food deserts”- the lack of available local fresh produce options within the community- disproportionately affect areas of low socio-economic status, which tend to be heavily populated by Black people and other communities of color.
The Growing Education Program through Shy’s Fresh Eats is designed to provide education and access to information about the wide variety of fresh produce options available for our consumption, and to expand on this knowledge with empowerment to grow these fruits, vegetables, and herbs in your own backyard. Information is disseminated through gardening workshops, and access to seed kits and other gardening supplies to help new growers get started.
Priority is given to enrollees who are Black or from other communities of color, because they are disproportionately affected by this disparity. However, all are welcome. Please consider a donation to help keep these Growing Education Workshops free or low-cost, in order to ensure that our mission of reducing food deserts is being met.
Instruction & Consultations
Urban Agriculture/Garden Planning & Design/Plant Care
Allow us to use our garden and plant care expertise to help you design, create, and start your garden. This includes both in-person and virtual educational instruction, hands on care, and consultation/follow up.
Instructional options include information about seed germination and planting, soil preparation, water/sunlight/temperature conditions, pests and disease management, and harvesting techniques.
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Pop-Up Events & Vendor Opportunities
Shy’s Fresh Eats sells handcrafted lemonade and fruit juice drinks infused with herbs and fruit grown in our urban farm/gardens right here in downtown Raleigh!
We have a variety of flavors, including rotating sugar-free flavors.
- Blueberry mint
- Cucumber lime basil
- Mango mint
- Rosemary peach ginger
- Pineapple thyme
- Sugar-free peach rosemary
- Sugar-free strawberry rosemary
- Sugar-free raspberry thyme
These drinks have sold out completely at every market and each event we’ve done! They come in a generous serving of 17oz aesthetically pleasing see-through pouches where you can see the fruits and herbs for yourself. Available in gallon sizes as well!
$10 – 17 oz
$40 – gallon (128 oz)
hear from our happy customers!
Testimonials
Hear from some of our happy customers who have used Shy’s Fresh Eats for garden design consultations, attended our workshops, and more!
Perfect for the Summer!
Purchase Our Drinks
You can purchase our refreshing drinks infused with herbs grown in our urban farm/gardens right here in downtown Raleigh! Now available in a variety of fresh flavors including a sugar-free flavor of the week!
Cucumber Lime Basil
Handcrafted cucumber fruit juice drink infused with herbs and cucumbers grown in our urban farm/gardens right here in downtown Raleigh!
Mango Mint
Handcrafted mango fruit juice drink infused with herbs grown in our urban farm/gardens right here in downtown Raleigh!
Rosemary Peach Ginger
Handcrafted peach fruit juice drink infused with herbs grown in our urban farm/gardens right here in downtown Raleigh!
Pineapple Thyme
Handcrafted pineapple fruit juice drink infused with herbs grown in our urban farm/gardens right here in downtown Raleigh!
Sugar-Free Flavor of the Week
Sugar-free flavor of the week will rotate between blackberry thyme, strawberry rosemary, raspberry thyme, and rosemary peach. Text/call our business line to inquire about this week’s sugar-free flavor: (919) 808-2211
Blueberry Mint
Handcrafted blueberry mint fruit juice drink infused with herbs grown in our urban farm/gardens right here in downtown Raleigh!
*Note: these services to resume Winter 2021
From our garden to your table
Elevated Meal Prep.
At Shy’s Fresh Eats, we offer quality, customizable meal prep services using home-grown produce and herbs to ensure that you get fresh, healthy meals that are tailored to your needs!
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We build you a custom menu
We work with you to build a custom menu and meal plan that is designed with your tastes and nutritional goals in mind.
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we cook fresh meals for you
We prepare incredibly fresh meals for you, with most of the produce and herbs coming straight from our garden!
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we package and deliver to you
We package your meals in convenient, reusable food containers and deliver them right to your doorstep!
Get in Touch
Let's
Talk!
If you’re interested in our meal prep services or simply want to know more about what we offer and how we can work with you to build a custom meal plan for your specific needs, just fill out the contact form and we’ll get right back to you!
