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They connect farmers and ranchers with local consumers, and they offer the freshest produce from the local community. Farmers markets promote a farm-to-fork lifestyle, where food goes directly from the farmer to a family’s dinner table, without passing through cross-country distributors and national supermarket chains first.
Beginning this fall, every Thursday will be Buy Local Day in the Portland Public Schools’ cafeterias, the school district reported.
For generations, a quick trip to the local farmer’s market has been the easiest way to get the freshest produce in town and support local farms in your community. But what if you could achieve the same results without even leaving your desk?
Community-supported art programs are popping up all over the country, demonstrating that the concept works just as well for art lovers as for locavores
This September, Congress will negotiate and renew the Farm Bill, a large-scale piece of legislation that regulates food production and distribution practices in the United States.
Shopping at your local farmer’s market this summer is more than just a way to get fresh fruits and veggies for your family – it’s also a way to combat climate change and preserve your community. In a video from Nourish, food journalist Michael Pollan explains how eating local food conserves energy and reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
Use locally sourced produce and meats. Its better for the local economy. Its better for the environment. Its better for you. And it just plain tastes better. We have thousands of farmers markets in our database. To find one near you just click here. Hey, and please try and save some of the sweet corn for us.
By Jamaliya Cobine – Huffington Post 6.9.2011 My refrigerator is full of vegetables… If you asked me a couple of years ago if I would pay a sizable lump sum for a weekly random selection of vegetables I would have said no. When you take the granola, go-green, buy-local message out, a C.S.A Share (Community Supported Agriculture Share) is just that. Read more…
Thinking about signing up for a CSA but want to learn more about the idea before you commit? Over the last 20 years, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) has become a popular way for consumers to buy local, seasonal food directly from a farmer. Here are the basics: a farmer offers a certain number of “shares” to the public. Typically the share consists of a box of vegetables, but other farm…read more →
