Posted in Farmers Markets, Oh Say Can You CSA!, Real Time Farms blog on July 4, 2011
I am happy to report our capital city, the thriving metropolis of Washington DC, shuts down roads and stops traffic for local food – and it all began with FRESHFARM markets. The 501c3 organization runs 11 farmers markets in DC, Maryland, and Virginia. One of the two FRESHFARM Directors, Ann Yonkers, recently shared with me [...]
Posted in AnnArbor.com, Farm to Fork, Farmers Markets, Oh Say Can You CSA! on March 3, 2011
The Homegrown Local Food Summit celebrated its third year with over 300 people at Washtenaw Community College on March 1st. The sun drenched lobby shone down on the information booths and tables groaning under the bounty of donated food. Rachel Chadderdon, of Double Up Food Bucks, introduced the day’s event as a way “to bring [...]
Posted in Farmers Markets, Miracles, Press, Watch & Listen on March 2, 2011
I am so grateful and wiggly for this!!
Posted in AnnArbor.com, Farm to Fork, Farmers Markets, Watch & Listen on November 9, 2010
In my Farm to Fork series, I visit local farms and share what I learn. As I mentioned in my overview of Harnois Farms, John Harnois raises heirloom Narrangansett turkeys. He raises them, because, as he so succinctly put it, “You gotta eat ‘em to keep ‘em alive. If you don’t eat ‘em the genetics [...]
Posted in AnnArbor.com, Backyard Chickens, Farm to Fork, Farmers Markets, Growing Goodies, Watch & Listen on November 8, 2010
In my Farm to Fork series, I visit local farms and share what I learn. John Harnois, of Harnois Farms, has been raising free range, hormone-free, antibiotic-free poultry for more than 15 years. Roosters crow, turkeys gobble, ducklings peep and geese cackle – a chorus of sound and movement welcome you to his farm. Harnois [...]
