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Reading Terminal Market: Historic for a Reason Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Original at The Kitchn
• Tue, Jan 19
By Kristen Lubbe(no@email.com) The Philadelphia Reading Terminal Market has been apart of the city of Philadelphia's history for quite some time now. It's a tourist attraction to people who visit from all over the world, as The Philadelphia Reading Terminal Market has been apart of the city of Philadelphia's history f...
Support Rare Fruit: Chicago Rarities Orchard Project
Original at The Kitchn
• Fri, Jan 15
By Joanna Miller(no@email.com) When you walk through a supermarket produce section or farmers' market, it may seem like there is a wide variety of fruit available, but there are actually thousands of varieties of tree fruit that ar When you walk through a supermarket produce section or farmers' market, it may seem like...
Market Shelters Compared at Boulder Belt
Original at Cincinnati Locavore
• Thu, Jan 14
By valereee(listval@cinci.rr.com) Lucy over at Boulder Belt has reviewed various market shelters (portable gazebos to you and me) for sturdiness, ease of set up, and value vs. cost. Useful information for anyone considering putting in a market garden this year and selling at your local farmers' market.
Wilted Kale with Shitake Mushrooms & Garlic Recipe
Original at American Feast's Sustainable Food
• Sun, Jan 10
The beautiful leaves of the kale plant provide an earthy flavor and more nutritional value for fewer calories than almost any other food around. Although it can be found in markets throughout the year, it is in season from the middle of winter through the beginning of spring when it has a swe...
Farm Fresh Goat Cheese & Leek Tart Recipe
Original at American Feast's Sustainable Food
• Tue, Jan 5
Below is a terrific recipe for combining the flavor of leeks with goat cheese, shallots, and garlic, taught by Chef Melanie Underwood in a class called, “The Food Shed: Cooking Local and Seasonal” at Manhattan’s Institute of Culinary Education. She had the class using fresh ingredients...
On Christmas, duty calls
Original at Rutland Herald
• Sat, Dec 26
I used to sell them at the Farmers' Market," Fariss said, her blonde, fluffy curls peeking out of a maroon cap she wore. It was hard to find a parking ... and more »
2009: The Best of the Northwest
Original at Florida Times-Union
• Fri, Dec 25
2 story: "Farmers Market a growing success" "NW neighbors shining light on cancer fight" Dec. 12 A bittersweet Christmas story featuring friends and family ...
In Season: Texas Rio Star grapefruit
Original at Dallas Morning News
• Wed, Dec 23
Community farmers markets: The Four Seasons Market at Firewheel Town Center in Garland will take a break Saturday. Dallas Farmers Market: The Dallas Market ... and more »
Edina could get its own farmers market
Original at Minneapolis Star Tribune
• Sun, Dec 20
And it's locally grown, too." About $19000 in the state grant is earmarked for the farmers market effort, and could pay for a feasibility study, signs, ... and more »
Home and Garden Calendar: Dec. 19-25
Original at Florida Times-Union
• Fri, Dec 18
Includes farmers' market, art vendors, food and live entertainment. www.riversideartsmarket. com Oakleaf Green Market, 10 am to 1 pm Saturdays. ...
Grand Prairie's Santa Cop, Santa Spot still need donations
Original at Dallas Morning News
• Thu, Dec 17
The newly expanded Market Square, 120 W. Main St., will be open from 8 am to 1 pm Saturday, then will close for the winter season. The farmers market will ... and more »
Southerly Exposure: A snowy celebration
Original at Rutland Herald
• Thu, Dec 17
Bellows Falls' farmers' market is a newer one, dating to 2004. This weekend's winter version is only in its second year. Winter farmers' markets focus on ...
Virtual farmers' market claims it's green in reality
Original at Greenwise Business
• Wed, Dec 16
The first ever interactive 3D Virtual Farmers' Market (VFM) is set to launch next month, promising to offer environmental benefits and help local producers ... The World's First 3D Virtual Farmers Market Launches 1st January 2010Fresh Business Thinking
In Season: Four Seasons European-style market at Firewheel
Original at Dallas Morning News
• Wed, Dec 16
Look for similar local-food finds at the Dallas Farmers Market and McKinney market on Saturday too; details below. and more »
VFMUK launches world's first 3D Farmers' market
Original at Food and Drink Digital
• Tue, Dec 15
Roger Saunt said: “The DP team has created an authentic Farmers' market experience.” He added: “It is inevitable that all e-commerce will drift in this ... The World's First 3D Virtual Farmers Market Launches 1st January 2010Fresh Business Thinking
Farmers donate $1000 to help needy families
Original at Rutland Herald
• Tue, Dec 15
The Ludlow Farmers' Market gave the money to Black River Good Neighbor Services, which helps residents of Cavendish, Ludlow, Mount Holly and Plymouth with ...
Progress on Dallas' neighborhood farmers markets - Dallas Morning News
Original at eatsblog.dallasnews.com
• Mon, Dec 14
Progress on Dallas' neighborhood farmers markets Dallas Morning News (blog) One idea floated by the agency was to protect the Dallas Farmers Market by building "complementarity" into the neighborhood permitting structure. ... Dallas Cultivates New Rules for Community GardensKERA
Short Orders: Riva's now open for Monday dinner, Sunday brunch
Original at Greensboro News Record
• Wed, Dec 2
Greensboro News & Record Center city Greensboro has a new farmers' market. Downtown Farm Market has opened at 505 N. Greene St. and offers produce and other goods from 15 farms, ... and more »
Cities stretch season for popular farmers markets into the holidays
Original at Minneapolis Star Tribune
• Tue, Dec 1
Maple Grove has extended its farmers market, which accepts only locally grown produce, late into the year for about five years. ...
Farmers market runs year-round in Flint, Mich.
Original at Chicago Sun-Times
• Sun, Nov 29
It has been selling at the Flint Farmers' Market for 18 years. “One-hundred acres is pretty small in today's farming,” said family farmer Jeff Knickerbocker ... and more »
Making Good Use of Those Intriguing Winter Squash
Original at American Feast's Sustainable Food
• Sun, Nov 15
A visit to a local farm stand or farmers market may have brought you face to face with some curious looking squash this season. The number of varieties now available has increased dramatically in recent years and it takes some expertise just to identify those intriguing winter vegetables.
College Hill Farmers' Market Moves Indoors For Winter
Original at Cincinnati Locavore
• Thu, Nov 12
By valereee(listval@cinci.rr.com) Madison’s Produce: Organic and local fresh fruit and veggies all winterShadeau Bread: Gary Skitt will be selling bread and free range eggsWooden Shoe Garden: David Rosenberg will have organic micro-greensFab Ferments: Jennifer and Jordan will have raw organic fermented veggiesYo...
Jump in Farmers Markets Illustrates the Need for Local Farms
Original at American Feast's Sustainable Food
• Sun, Oct 18
American Farmland Trust launched a national online contest this summer so consumers could vote for their favorite farmers markets. The contest illustrated several key concepts including AFT’s “No Farms No Food” message and the importance of farmers markets to local economies, acces...
Miles from Nowhere: Why Does James McWilliams Hate Local Food?
Original at blog.eatwellguide.org
• Wed, Oct 7
By leslie Before I start boring you with stories about my favorite farmers, or statistics about how farmers’ market shoppers “have as many as 10 times more conversations, greetings, and other social interactions than people in supermarkets” (this from World Watch Institute’s 2007 “State of th...
Help! How Can We Save This Pasta Dish?
Original at The Kitchn
• Wed, Aug 12
By Emma Christensen(no@email.com) We needed a quick, simple dinner last night, so we whipped up this pasta dish with ingredients we had around the kitchen and a bag of fresh chard from the farmers market. We'll tell you right out: the We needed a quick, simple dinner last night, so we whipped up this pasta dish with ingredients...
Opinion: Farmers' Market Inspiration: Aguas Frescas
Original at The Kitchn
• Mon, Aug 10
By Emily Ho(no@email.com) It's a familiar and welcome sight at farmers' markets and street fairs around Southern California and other places with Latin American communities: the aguas frescas vendor with jars of cool, colorful It's a familiar and welcome sight at farmers' markets and street fairs around South...
My Edible Escape: Chips, Beans, and Toast
Original at The Kitchn
• Thu, Jul 23
By Emily Ho(no@email.com) I did not expect to love beans on toast. I was living in London, 22, and just out of college. My gastronomic sensibilities had yet to mature, but I had already developed an interest in farmers' market I did not expect to love beans on toast. I was living in London, 22, and just out of college. My gast...
What's the Deal With Black Velvet Apricots?
Original at The Kitchn
• Tue, Jul 7
By Faith Durand(no@email.com) Have you seen these Black Velvet Apricots at your local market or grocery store? It seems like they're popping up everywhere this summer. We had never seen them before, so when we first noticed them a Have you seen these Black Velvet Apricots at your local market or grocery store? It seems li...
Handle with Care: Early Summer Delicacies Hollywood, California
Original at The Kitchn
• Mon, Jun 15
By Emily Ho(no@email.com) If we looked a little guarded and paranoid while navigating the crowds at the farmers' market yesterday, the reason was our bag of highly coveted, delicate produce. In winter, we can toss hardy squash If we looked a little guarded and paranoid while navigating the crowds at the farmers' ma...
How To Support Your Local Farmers' Market (Without It Consuming Your Whole Day)
Original at The Kitchn
• Fri, Jun 5
By sarahrae(no@email.com) lt;p> It's obvious by now that we are as passionate about supporting our local farmers' markets as the majority of you are. They're an amazing resource, but depending on the city in which you live, it isn</p> <a href="http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/farmers-mark...
Farmers market brings new life to the Metreon
Original at Examiner.com
• Wed, May 27
But sure enough, the old Discovery Channel Store is now home to a farmers market. The Discovery Channel Store moved out of that location ages ago. Gone are the dinosaur sets and earth science books. Now, Island Earth Farmers Market packs the area with ...
Douglas Farmers Market begins this Sunday
Original at Douglas Daily Dispatch
• Wed, May 27
AZ Gomez sees the farmers market as one of the steps needed to promote healthier eating. She is very enthusiastic about it having lived in New York City where lots of fresh produce is available from many farmers markets. According to Gomez, “The farmers ...
Dog show at Winter Park Farmers Market Saturday
Original at Orlando Sentinel
• Wed, May 27
FL In recognition of the Winter Park Farmers' Market's popularity among dog owners, the city's 30th anniversary celebration of the market this Saturday will include a "Dress to Impress" dog fashion contest. Registration is available at BullFish, ...
Centerville farmers market open through October
Original at Dayton Daily News
• Wed, May 27
The Centerville Farmers Market was established by the City of Centerville, with the inspiration of Michael Malone, to provide the Centerville community access to fresh and wholesome goods provided by vendors selling locally grown or produced goods, ...
Recipe: What to fix after visit to market
Original at Bothell Herald
• Wed, May 27
WA You've visted the farmers market and come home laden with gorgeous fruit and snapping-fresh vegetables. What do you do with them? Here are some ideas: Cut together 1/2 cup of flour with 1/4 cup each of sugar and butter just until crumbly. ...
A Tour of the Swiss Cottage Farmers' Market London, England
Original at The Kitchn
• Tue, May 26
By emily(no@email.com) When we visited the Swiss Cottage farmers' market in northwest London last week, the vendors and market manager were quick to point out that it was one of the smaller farmers' markets in the city. As a weekday event, a modest atmosphere was to be expected, yet we were still impressed by the ra...
Opinion: Farmers markets open their season to fresh, local produce
Original at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• Thu, May 14
PA I thought this would be a good place to introduce my products," said Auth, who recently moved to Troy Hill from Portland, Ore., and was among a dozen vendors yesterday at the season's first South Side farmers market. "To be here showing off my hard ...
Farmers' Market Report: Echo Park Los Angeles
Original at The Kitchn
• Mon, May 4
By emily(no@email.com) As die-hard Hollywood farmers' market shoppers, we sometimes forget that there are nearly 100 other farmers' markets in LA County. While few of them match the spectacular size and selection of the Ho As die-hard Hollywood farmers' market shoppers, we sometimes forget that there are nea...
How To: GreenTips | Go organic, the thrifty way
Original at Post-Bulletin
• Tue, Mar 3
MN Purchase seasonal foods from local growers through the Farmers Market or a CSA (Community-Supported Agriculture) program. • Preserve food. Learn how to freeze, can, or store produce so you can enjoy local, organic foods year-round.
The Commons Moment Is Now
Original at WorldChanging: Tools, Models and Ideas for Building a Bright Green Future
• Wed, Dec 10
By WorldChanging Team Posted by WorldChanging Team in Politics at 11:08 AM) WorldChanging Team A farmers' market Photo credit: flickr/burke_wicker, Creative Commons license by Jay Walljasper Public recognition of the commons is rising, best seen in this dramatic...
From The Kitchn: A Few Things That Make Us Feel Thankful (2008 Edition)
Original at The Kitchn
• Sun, Nov 30
By Faith(no@email.com) We did an internal poll here at Kitchn HQ -- we asked our little community of writers about the things (food-related, of course!) that make them feel thankful this year. Farmers, toast, a new applianc We did an internal poll here at Kitchn HQ -- we asked our little community of writers about t...
Law to allow chefs to buy direct from farms
Original at Sacramento Bee
• Wed, Nov 26
By menkoji@sacbee.com (M.S. Enkoji) It helps the smaller farmer in a big way," said Claudia Reid, policy director for California Certified Organic Farmers, which supported the bill. The stakes for sustaining small farmers and local-food fans are high, said Dan Best, general counsel of the California Federation of Certif...
Grocerygate: A Farmer's Market Thanksgiving
Original at Bostonist
• Sat, Nov 22
By Kerry Skemp What do you do with a kitchen full of apples, squash, and/or whatever greens and produce you found at the farmer's market? Here are some suggestions for fresh-but-easy Thanksgiving dishes: More tasty (and local) Thanksgiving fare after the jump!
Grocerygate Continues at the Farmer's Market
Original at Bostonist
• Fri, Nov 21
By Kerry Skemp Why go local for Thanksgiving, you may ask? All the extra work of trekking to another shopping location is compounded by a labor-intensive harvest menu: peeling potatoes, coring apples, figuring out what to do with five pounds of squash. But while grocery stores sell generic, almost-in...
Sense of Place: The Ingredients and Flavors of California
Original at The Kitchn
• Wed, Nov 12
By Emma(no@email.com) Given the huge range of fruits, vegetables, seafood, and other edibles that this region can support, we've tried to include those ingredients that most typify the regional cooking. Next week we'll take a closer look at the many food movements that grew from California's kitchens and the...
Farm Groups Urge End of Partisanship for New Administration
Original at Farm Futures
• Wed, Nov 5
National Farmers Union President Tom Buis hosted a teleconference Wednesday with farm media to discuss Tuesday's election results. After congratulating Barack Obama on winning the election, Buis said now partisanship must be set aside and leaders come together to govern and meet the...
Farm fresh makes big hit in Schenectady
Original at Albany Times Union
• Mon, Nov 3
Sunday was the first day for the Schenectady Greenmarket, an effort by community volunteers to bring a year-round, destination farmers market to the city - a market that would mirror the Troy Waterfront Farmers Market in scope and popularity.
East New York Farms! Begins New Season
Original at Global Features
• Wed, Jun 27
By NYC The East New York Farms! project will open its seasonal market on Saturday, June 30th. East New York Farms! is an urban agriculture project in Brooklyn that features a youth internship program, two community gardens that use sustainable growing methods, and a Saturday market with local...
Organic fruits and veggies, simplified
Original at BlogHer
• Wed, Jun 6
Even if you really believe you don't give a shit about anyone you don't already know, you should still hit the farmers' market for selfish reasons -- Yummy, organic, local food that tastes like -- real food. If you've been getting all your fruit at Vons, you'll be in for a surprise -- A bite int...
Enjoy food fresh from the farm
Original at Poughkeepsie Journal
• Fri, May 25
All the heavenly aromas of the Hudson Valley will soon collect over the heads of those who seek out the sweetest peaches, pungent farm fresh cheeses and organic lettuces that make mouths water and salads that satisfy. Local farmers, bakers and artisans will take to the streets in June to de...