Tag Archives: farmer’s market
fall’s a-comin’ on — and we’re a-sleepin’ in
At this morning’s farmer’s market, the vendors were petering out. Gone is Lou, the tomato, melon, and pepper man; only one more week for the wonderful pear lady. The berry vendor’s time is short, too. Pumpkins and winter squash are … Continue reading
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poor in pocket, rich in food
Farmflash: The Canadian government supports organic food. (Don’t even get me started on our Farm Bill.) Baltimore jumps on the local bandwagon. Foggy River: At the Windsor Market today, we made $100 less than we did last week, but right … Continue reading
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farmer’s market economics: late August
Farmflash: Farming still dangerous, years after Robert Frost wrote “Out, out–”… Meet Rise & Shine’s CSA in Rome. (That’s Georgia. And not the one with the Russia problems.) Foggy River: Change is in the air at the farmer’s market; the … Continue reading
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farmer’s market etiquette
Farmflash: Sonoma County‘s Press-Democrat dives gradually into Slow Food. In California, farmworkers continue to die of heat; OSHA law not helping workers due to lack of enforcement. American man forced to sell Canadian farm that has been in the family … Continue reading
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the price of a radish: part two
Yesterday, Emmett and I ventured into the Big Apple… and stumbled across actual apples, not to mention apple cider (which we purchased and swigged straight from the half-gallon jug), apple sauce, and hundreds of varieties of non-apple fresh produce. We … Continue reading
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do your farmers a favor
I want to bring up the idea of food consumers doing things to help their farmers. Why should we help our farmers? What’s at stake? The fundamental answer comes in two simple parts: 1) the global food system is fragile; … Continue reading
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the price of a radish
How much would you charge — or pay — for a bunch of freshly picked French breakfast radishes? Pricing produce at the farmer’s market is always a tricky endeavor. The case of the radish, I think, exemplifies farmers’ and shoppers’ … Continue reading
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growing fancy: quinoa
It’s not something I ever would have thought of growing myself. But when Emmett and I were wwoofing on a small family farm in New Zealand, our hosts had a few quinoa plants going. They were healthy, bushy, beautiful things, … Continue reading
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farmer’s market recession
For the past 6 weeks — since we first started attending the Windsor farmer’s market — we’ve made more money each subsequent weekend, because we’ve brought more (and a greater variety of) produce each time. Every weekend, we sold out … Continue reading
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table, check. umbrella, check. quarters, ones, check…
Today [June 22] was our first farmer’s market, and I’m exhausted. We’ve been preparing for the market for the past three days. We managed to locate, borrow or create most of the necessities: a wooden sign with our farm name, … Continue reading
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