Urban farms are growing in number in cities across the country. Next week we take a closer look at this growing phenomena, and watch a master chef prepare a dish from ingredients that came from an urban farm.
You join a CSA every year, buy eggs fresh from the farmer at the market, and you only buy locally-sourced, pastured pork and beef. But what about that salmon on your grill this summer? Do you know the waters from which it came, know the fisherman who hauled it in?
After a disastrous fire, a community came together to raise money which led to a new barn for Pete’s Greens in Craftsbury, Vermont.
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) brings eaters in closer touch with their food. By offering people the opportunity to purchase shares of a harvest, farmers benefit by developing an advance market for their products, and eaters not only gain better knowledge of how and where their food is grown and raised, but also get to purchase [...]
Laura Masterson describes her sustainable farm that is supported by Community Supported Agriculture memberships.
April 09, 2010 Do you remember scavenger hunts? It’s a popular party activity where participants get a list of tasks or items that need to be done or collected and a winner is determined after all is completed. Food Alliance, a nonprofit organization that provides third-party certification to address safe and fair working conditions, humane [...]
An unusual situation resulted in a community coming together to care for a flock of chickens.