I buy about most of my food at the farmers’ market in August. It’s the peak season for summer vegetables and fruit. I can even get peas and beans to snap! It’s now also National Farmers’ Market Week, so you’re likely to find special events at your market. The photo above shows the full view […]
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Why Raleigh Should Serve Plant-Rich Food, Reduce Waste
Raleigh is updating its Comprehensive Plan, the strategy document that will guide decisions through 2030. The plan should support a shift toward a more plant-based diet. Raleigh can take significant steps toward becoming carbon neutral while improving the health of its citizens and supporting local farmers. Update 1: It’s too late to sign the petition, […]
New report: best supermarkets for local and organic food
Home shoppers can learn much from the new report Many Miles to Go: Locally Grown Organics in North Carolina Supermarkets, even though it is aimed squarely at grocery executives. Do supermarkets agree on the meanings of “local” or “regional”? Which grocery chains truly support local food, which use greenwashing, and which frankly don’t care? What’s […]
Farmers’ Markets Help You, Not Just the Farmers
One of my farmers, Elizabeth Haarer of Wild Onion Farms, asked her customers to comment on this odd Washington Post story: For some growers, farmers markets just aren’t what they used to be. They are “where true believers could make their weekly investment in the future of local and sustainable agriculture.” Yet as the locavore fad passes, […]
