Certified Greenhouse Farmers plans to expand its network with new members in Mexico now that it has entered a partnership with Mexico-based Grupo PM, an agricultural marketing agency. The Bellevue, Wash.-based greenhouse group’s president...Show More Summary
The soft commodity market is in crisis. Spiraling prices and huge oversupply in the market mean that many producers are not able to turn in a profit, small holding farmers in particular, who make up the bulk of production. Unfortunately, this is causing supply to increase further as farmers plant more in an attempt to increase their [...]
You don't have to wait long to start the weekend off right at the Morningside Farmers Market. Booths open shortly after sunrise (7:30 a.m. to be exact) on Saturday mornings, so you can jump in as soon as the sun starts shining. By 9 a.m., shopping bags are bulging with locally grown organic produce, herbs and craft food items. Show More Summary
Experimenting with marijuana is usually reserved to the average high school or college stoner, but pot-eating pigs in Washington state are putting that theory to the test. Susannah Gross, a farmer in Olympia, Washington, has found a way to utilize marijuana waste by feeding the popular plant’s leftovers to pigs before they are butchered and [...]Show More Summary
To highlight their Rainier Corridor work SDOT is conducting a Ride Route 7 promotion. They’ve put together a website, a facebook page, sent postcards to residents, and will be hosting outreach events in the Rainier Valley this summer:...Show More Summary
Spring peas require patience. You have to take the time to go to the farmer’s market to find them and then you have to remove them from their pods. If you have a lazy afternoon ahead and you want to sit on your front porch rocking in a chair and chatting with neighbors, by all [...]
With a farm policy of "get big or get out" that only benefits big and increasingly consolidated companies, which wield unprecedented power over the market and put small and midsized farmers out of business, it's no accident that we're here.
The Grant Park Farmers Market was canceled yesterday due to lightning in the area. To help out vendors with perishable products, Grant Park will be hosting a smaller pop-up market today, Monday, May 20, from 5-8 p.m. Today's pop-up event...Show More Summary
But that’s just the avocados, don’t even get me started on the strawberries. This is California. Second only to weed, Californians are experts at describing their tomatoes in hyperbolic terms.
If you are traveling to Florida’s Paradise Coast, bring along your pet. You can find so many pet-friendly places in Naples, Marco Island and other top spots – from restaurants to resorts… and even the farmer’s market. Shopping for your … More » The post Pet-Friendly Fun in Florida’s Paradise Coast appeared first on EveryJoe.
This is one of those few Saturday mornings I was happy I didn't sleep in. I was up early enough to sneak out before our out-of-town guests woke up so I could do a quick walk/shop through the Oak Park Farmers Market. It was glorious morning...Show More Summary
Last year my children and I ran a craft booth at the Oak Park Farmer's Market, which happens every Saturday between May and October in a low income Sacramento, California neighborhood. We began bringing messy and educational scienceShow More Summary
In honor of its 20th anniversary, Bay Area Bites looks back on how the Ferry Plaza Farmers' Market has become a San Francisco institution for chefs, home cooks, and curious eaters from around the world.
Nothing matches the joy of the May's first strawberries, which arrived at the Union Square greenmarket this week. That's right, that picture you see up there is not from a farmers market somewhere on the West Coast; those are real, live New Jersey strawberries. Bring on the rest of the summer fruit!
This week marks the 20th anniversary of San Francisco's iconic Ferry Plaza Farmers Market, and we were invited to celebrate with cocktails and bites inspired by the season at last night's outdoor 'Cocktails At The Farmers Market' event. Show More Summary
It's not rare to see an outdoor farmer’s market in the US, but in Italia they're open each day. If you're unsure about which items to buy, follow the Nonna. The post Don’t Know How to Pick Fruits and Vegetables? Follow the Italian Lady appeared first on Lifehack.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has just launched the brand new USDA Farmers Market Directory API providing developers programmatic access to the USDA National Farmers Market Directory database. According to the USDA...Show More Summary
While citrus season in San Francisco has been a pretty good time, fruits and vegetables are starting to get much more exciting. Last Thursday's farmers' market highlights included ripe apricots (!) and peaches (!!) as well as an assortment of berries.
Today, there are almost 8,000 farmers' markets throughout the United States. And according to the Department of Agriculture, local food sales now account for $5 billion annually. These markets represent an important new source of green jobs and businesses.
Today, there are almost 8,000 farmers' markets throughout the United States. And according to the Department of Agriculture, local food sales now account for $5 billion annually. These markets represent an important new source of green jobs and businesses.