NICE TO MEET YOU.

We would like to properly introduce ourselves!  We are PIE PUSHERS, a Durham-based Pizza Truck.  Well, trailer actually. We rove the streets of Durham (and throughout the Triangle).  We are local Durham folks who have spent the past coupla years working, getting to know, and absolutely enjoying the food industry here!  We come from a mixture of cooking and business backgrounds – a great mix to join in the Food Truck craze going on throughout the Triangle.

Pie Pushers is Mike Hacker and Becky Cascio.  We decided to take Mike’s culinary talents and Becky’s desire for local and small business – and build ourselves a reputation based on pizza pies!  We like to call our crust “Durham-style”.  It is a hand-tossed thin crust.  A little crunchy, but still wonderfully fluffy at the same time.  The dough is what we rely on to set us apart … a recipe of Mike’s and his mother’s, that they have been mastering and tweeking for over the past decade.   And then we top it with a more eclectic, fun, and seasonal approach.  So it is a little out of the ordinary, but delish!!  We focus on local ingredients – supporting local farmers and artisans more and more as time progresses.

It is just so exciting to fill a void that Durham has by creating a pizza trailer that produces great pizza pie at an affordable price – while keeping the Durham feel, the creativity and food genius, the mobility, and the community support included as well!

Anyway, babbling and excitement aside … we are SUPER excited to be out and wondering throughout Durham!

OUR FARMERS:

FICKLE CREEK FARM
FOR OVER 11 YEARS, FICKLE CREEK FARM STRIVES TO PROVIDE FARM FRESH, HEALTHY PRODUCTS TO ITS CUSTOMERS THROUGH CAREFUL ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES, AND HUMANE ANIMAL TREATMENT.

FOUR LEAF FARM
FOUR LEAF PRIDES THEMSELVES ON GROWING SUSTAINABLE CROPS BY FOLLOWING ORGANIC PRACTICES THAT PRODUCE HEALTHY FOOD FULL OF FLAVOR AND NUTRIENTS.

LIL FARM
WITH ROUGHLY 5 ACRES OF FLOWERS, VEGETABLES, STRAWBERRIES, AND A CREW OF 300 BAD-ASS, EGG-LAYING CHICKENS WHO GET ROTATED WEEKLY, WE’RE EXACTLY WHAT WE SAY WE ARE: WE’RE THE REALIST. A SIMPLE FARM, NEVER WHACK.

LADYBUG FARM
A NEW AND EXCITING LOCAL FARM, LADYBUG STRIVES TO GROW HIGH QUALITY PRODUCE IN A SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE MANNER, USING LOW-TECH METHODS.

FIRSTHAND FOODS
FIRSTHAND FOODS CONNECTS NORTH CAROLINA’S PASTURE-BASED LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS WITH LOCAL FOOD LOVERS, RESTAURANTS, AND RETAILERS.  WE SOURCE FROM A NETWORK OF REMARKABLE FARMERS WHO RAISE THEIR ANIMALS HUMANELY, ON PASTURE, WITHOUT FEEDING ANTIBIOTICS OR ANIMAL BY-PRODUCTS, OR USING ADDED HORMONES.

ELODIE FARMS
MAKERS OF DELICIOUS FARMSTEAD GOAT CHEESES – ON 21 ACRES IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA.

BLUEBIRD MEADOWS
WITH THE LOVE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, BLUEBIRD CHOOSES TO FARM SUSTAINABLY, WITH AS MINIMAL AN IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT AS POSSIBLE – AND DO NOT USE SYNTHETIC FERTILIZERS OR CHEMICALS.  THEY ALSO HOPE TO INCORPORATE ASPECTS OF PERMACULTURE ON THEIR FARM, CREATING A HEALTHY, CLOSED SYSTEM WITH AS LITTLE OUTSOURCING FOR MATERIAL AND SOIL AMENDMENTS AS POSSIBLE.

FUNNY GIRL FARM
AT FUNNY GIRL FARM, WE ARE COMMITTED TO GROWING THE BEST FRUITS AND VEGETABLES WE CAN IN A WAY THAT NOURISHES AND PRESERVES OUR ENVIRONMENT.

LYON FARMS
A LOCAL YEAR ROUND FARM THAT HAS BEEN OPERATING FOR 13+ YEARS, LYON FARMS PROVIDES A WIDE ASSORTMENT OF QUALITY FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, AS WELL AS SEASONAL ITEMS.

TINY FARMS
THE PRIMARY GOAL OF TINY FARM IS THE PRODUCTION OF VERY HIGH QUALITY VEGETABLES EVERY WEEK OF THE YEAR.  THEY VIEW “FARMING” AS A PROFESSION AND GOOD FARMERS AS PROFESSIONALS.  AS A FARMER’S EDUCATION IS A LIFE-LONG PROCESS, THEY STRIVE FOR CONTINUOUS LEARNING.

HURTGEN MEADOWS FARM
PRODUCING MAINLY VEGETABLE CROPS, CUT FLOWERS OR HAY, HURTGEN MEADOWS USE ORGANIC MATTER AS FERTILIZER AND USE OTHER SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES INCLUDING COMPOSTING AND COVER CROPPING.  THE FOCUS ON THEIR DRIVE AND COMMITMENT OF LAND, EQUIPMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES TO GROW.

COON ROCK FARM A SUSTAINABLE FAMILY FARM PROVIDING GARDEN CROPS AND PASTURE RAISED ANTIBIOTIC AND HORMONE FREE CHICKEN, EGGS, PIGS, LAMB AND GOAT ON 55 ACRES NESTLED ALONG A BEND IN THE ENO RIVER JUST OUTSIDE OF HILLSBOROUGH, NC.  THEY CONCENTRATE ON SUSTAINABLY AND BIO-DYNAMICALLY TAKING CARE OF THE LAND – WHILE LETTING IT TAKE CARE OF THEM.