By Amanda
A recent trip to Archwood Green Barns Farmers market in The Plains, Virginia, brought a wonderful experience of summer produce and all that a farmers market can provide. Continue reading
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The Washingtonian features Fairs, Festivals and Farmers
This month’s issue of The Washingtonian examines the meaning of local: an enlightened way of eating or marketing buzzword? Continue reading
Now We’re Cooking
By Martina
I’ve always been a little intimidated by cooking meat-centric dishes. So when I heard about Fields of Athenry Farm’s Basic Meat Cookery class, I signed up on the spot. And I’m so glad I did. Continue reading
FarmMatch.com – connecting consumer to producer
By Amanda
Farmmatch.com aims to connect consumers, producers and sellers of local food—all elements of the food production chain—by allowing them to post a profile of themselves on a map, listing the produce they buy or sell. This free service is open to farmers, CSAs, farmers markets and consumers of all sizes, from households to restaurants. Continue reading
A White House Christmas
By Martina The Christmas decorations are up at the White House. I love that the kitchen garden is part of the 300-pound gingerbread White House on display in the State Dining Room! How cute is this?!… The Obamas have embraced local healthy agriculture. Michelle Obama planted the kitchen garden on the White House lawn, visited … Continue reading
All About Apples
By Amanda
With my work at a farm market this growing season, I’ve become acquainted with many of the varieties that fruits and vegetables can come in – many of which as you well know, don’t show up at your grocery store. Continue reading
A New Model for Local Food Distribution: Blue Ridge Produce
By Amanda
We visited Blue Ridge Produce in Elkwood, Virginia to tour their facility and find out about their business model. Blue Ridge Produce is a for profit local produce wholesale ‘aggregator’, which means they buy from lots of little guys to sell to the big guys. Continue reading
Fabulous Find: South Mountain Creamery Mocha Chip Ice Cream
by Martina
Now this is good stuff! South Mountain Creamery’s Mocha Chip ice cream is rich espresso ice cream with chunks of chocolate and chocolate-covered coffee beans. The weather has cooled off, but my fingers are crossed for a few more 70-degree days to support my ice cream habit. Continue reading
Farm Profile: The Bowen Farmstead, Brandywine, Maryland
By Amanda
I recently visited the P. A. Bowen Farmstead in Brandywine, Maryland in southern Prince George’s County, a pasture-based mixed animal soy free farm operation owned by Sally Fallon Morell, author of the Nourishing Traditions cookbook. With pastured dairy cows, egg and meat chickens and pigs, each part of the farm is organized with sustainability and humane animal treatment principles in mind. Continue reading
Looking for Local in a Rural Food Desert: Flying W Farms
By Amanda
Rooted in the conservative farm tradition, Flying W isn’t a venture of a couple of locavores transplanted from DC. No pioneers here making a statement, or trying to change attitudes. It is a local farm that branched into a local business filling a small niche of butchering services for local farmers. In fact, it is very much a local food enterprise, serving local farmers, and reflecting their local no-nonsense culture. No imported ideals. Nothing in the store’s signage has a hint of the words ‘local’ or ‘sustainable’. Continue reading
A Growing Season 