farmers market – Cooking Up a Story

Countdown to World Food Day

September 29, 2011 When you sit down to a meal, do you ever wonder where the ingredients come from? Who grew them? What is history …

August 12, 2011 Two things came together and made a splash: data and love for good food! Last year the USDA launched a new mapping …

Skowhegan, Maine. When I arrived at Grassland Organic Farm, I found an old and white weathered farmhouse. From a distance I …

For 4 days in February of 2011, the University of Oregon’s Food Justice conference drew leaders together from the sustainability …

January 13, 2011 Get your party hats and glasses ready - there's going to be a celebration! Prior to the announcement of this …

December 23, 2010 A group of middle school photography students from the University School of Nashville went to their local …

Two weeks ago I had the pleasure of following the farm-to-market process with one of the "successful" upstart organic farms. Laura …

April 28, 2010 Farmer Markets have grown exponentially this past year - a 23% increase over the number in 2008. And more are …

March 07, 2010 Exposed to her parents interest in horticulture as a young child, Joya Parsons grew to embrace her green thumb. "By …

After all the planning, planting, and harvesting, how does a farmer get all that food distributed locally? "Even with bizarre …