Posts Tagged ‘market’

Food Swap! (video)

A fun way of building a local food community – getting together with others for a food swap!

Tons of Tasty Tomatoes (video)

Tons of tomatoes, and over 70 different varieties are represented at this tomato fest. These farm fresh tomatoes have character, beauty, and yes, even charm. It was back in May. Or maybe it was June. I passed by a group of folks selling plants for a community fundraiser. It was a good cause and I [...]

Pop-Up General Store in Oakland

May 27, 2010 At the end of last summer, Eccolo in Berkeley, CA, closed much to the sorrow of the owner/chefs, and to the clientele also. They cooked for flavor, using ingredients that were locally grown and raised. The results were thoroughly enjoyed by many. Fast forward to now: The two chefs – Chris Lee [...]

Supermarket News Forecasts Non-GMO Uprising

January 9, 2010 As consumers become educated – learning where their food comes from and how it is grown or produced – more concur to stay away from genetically modified food. “…53% of Americans [who] say they would avoid GMOs if labeled.” Jeffrey Smith, of the Institute for Responsible Technology, adds his thoughts on the [...]

A Good Food Farmer (video)

Anthony Boutard, of Ayers Creek Farm, is not your typical farmer. Trained as a forester, he and his wife, Carol, backed into farming – as he likes to tell it.

My Journey to a more Sustainable Food Lifestyle-Part 4

I found a CSA…but do I really need it! March is finally here, time for me to pull out my favorite gardening books, finalize seed orders, and sketch out the plan for this year’s vegetable garden, even though its snowing* outside as I sit here writing this post. I couldn’t be more ready for spring, [...]

My Journey to a more Sustainable Food Lifestyle-Part 3

Where are those re-usable shopping bags? So far I’ve shared with you how I came to my decision to adopt a more sustainable food lifestyle, my move from regular dairy to local and organic and my discovery of the local farmers markets in my area. But my journey doesn’t end there. Once I tackled my [...]

My Journey to a More Sustainable Food Lifestyle-Part 2

No rBGH/BST for me! I wouldn’t say that I’m not a spontaneous person but when making major life changes especially ones that are going to impact the people that I love, I do my research. Matter of fact, I love a little research every now and then. Searching the internet for hours until I find [...]