Farmers Market

Americans Eat More Vegetables Than 5 Years Ago, Study Finds

The Huffington Post | Rachel Tepper | Posted 05.22.2012

More than 90 percent of Americans think equal access to fresh produce is very or somewhat important, according to a new survey by the W.K. Kellogg Fou...

PHOTOS: Mobile Farmers Market Hits The Streets

The Huffington Post | Rachel Tepper | Posted 05.18.2012

Remember when we told you about the D.C. Mobile Market, the school bus that was turned into a farmers market on wheels? The project, dreamed up by ...

Tips For Shopping At The Farmer's Market

Posted 05.15.2012

From Networx's Sayward Rebhal: Can you hear that? It’s the sound of the world waking up. It’s the sound of springtime, and boy howdy friends, d...

A Mom Teaches Her Children the Importance of Food (VIDEO)

Rebecca Gerendasy | Posted 05.10.2012

Rebecca Gerendasy

With her husband overseas serving in the military, Gilbert endeavors to educate and instill an appreciation for fresh, locally produced food with her three young boys.

10 Ways To Pretend You're A 'Foodie'

Anna Brones | Posted 04.26.2012

Anna Brones

As much as you cringe at the word "foodie" - and don't we all? - there are moments that it's worth pretending you're one.

New Farmers' Markets Announced in DC

Ris Lacoste | Posted 04.19.2012

Ris Lacoste

Thanks to some incredible citizen organizers and proponents in the city government, more of D.C.'s residents will have access to fresh foods from new farmers' markets popping up in places that truly need them.

Farmer's Market Breakfast

Maria Rodale | Posted 04.18.2012

Maria Rodale

by guest blogger Maya Rodale, writer of historical tales of true love and adventure This dish is so named because we pick up most of the ingredient...

Why Travel Teaches Us To Appreciate Good Food

Anna Brones | Posted 03.11.2012

Anna Brones

Travel and food go hand in hand. Why do you think there are so many destination specific foods topping the trend lists for 2012?

Eco Etiquette: 5 Eco-Friendly Ways To Lose Weight

Jennifer Grayson | Posted 03.05.2012

Jennifer Grayson

Send all your eco-inquiries to Jennifer Grayson at eco.etiquette@gmail.com. Questions may be edited for length and clarity. Surprise, surprise: My Ne...

Worth the Drive!

Liz Neumark | Posted 02.19.2012

Liz Neumark

I have visited this farmers' market on several occasions, but this was my first time indoors. It is a vibrant community of vegetable, dairy, meat and honey producers, with a smattering of baked goods and crafts.

The Blessing of Variety: An Eco-Omnivore's Thanksgiving

Wendy Gordon | Posted 01.08.2012

Wendy Gordon

Tmy fellow eco-omnivores preparing the Thanksgiving menu, don't be shy, celebrate the abundant variety that grows from our good earth, with a delicous heritage turkey and a rainbow of seasonal vegetables and fruits.

Aaron Sankin

Shocking Hate Crime Assault At San Francisco Farmer's Market

HuffingtonPost.com | Aaron Sankin | Posted 12.21.2011

A 48-year-old transient is being held on hate crime charges for allegedly assaulting a multi-racial couple and injuring one of their small children. ...

PHOTOS: A Farmer's Market For Every Day Of The Week

Robin Wilkey | Posted 11.15.2011

One morning, in the summer of 1981, fourteen farmers lugged the morning's pick to UN Plaza in downtown San Francisco. They set up a paltry gathering o...

Pardon My French: Our Heroine Goes On A Budget

Katie Beck | Posted 10.31.2011

Katie Beck

As an American, it's a novelty to go to the bakery for bread and the cheese shop for cheese, and not just for a special fancy item, but for everyday shopping.

Did Ex-Cons Bake Your Birthday Cake?

Anneli Rufus | Posted 09.18.2011

Anneli Rufus

Attending a launch party for the third annual Tasty Awards in San Francisco last Sunday, I sampled napoleons, clafoutis, and cinnamon crispies that might very well have been baked by felons. But that's a good thing.

So You Think You Want To Be An Organic Farmer?

Daniel Klein | Posted 07.04.2011

Daniel Klein

Last spring I had the pleasure of following the farm-to-market process with one of the "successful" upstart organic farms in Minnesota. Laura and Adam...

One In-Season Vegetable, Six Maddeningly Simple Dinners With Little Else

Cathy Erway | Posted 06.16.2011

Cathy Erway

Here are some of the simplest, most satisfying, no-nonsense ways to turn asparagus and other fresh produce that will soon arrive into meals. Because it'll be too nice outside to worry about it too much.

NY Farmers Market Woes: Red Tape And High Fees

Posted 06.12.2011

When it comes to providing fresh fruit and vegetables to New Yorkers in poor neighborhoods, the city needs to get out of the way. That's according ...

WATCH: How To Eat Like A Local In San Francisco

GloboMaestro | Posted 05.25.2011

GloboMaestro

Is there a city in America that cares more about locally-sourced food than San Francisco? If so, Antonio Barrios, chief concierge at The St. Regis ...

The Re-Education Of Tofu At Hodo Soy Beanery

Liza de Guia | Posted 05.25.2011

Liza de Guia

Minh Tsai is on a mission to re-educate Americans on the taste and texture of real, authentic, traditional tofu from Asia - not the chalky, tasteless tofu many of us are accustomed to.

Hollywood Farmers Market in Danger, Meeting Monday

Lisa Derrick | Posted 05.25.2011

Lisa Derrick

Tourists and locals love the Hollywood Farmers Market, but their neighbors, the Los Angeles Film School, is blocking the renewal of much loved Sunday-...

Let's Make the Perfect Farmers Market Bag

Darya Pino, Ph.D | Posted 05.25.2011

Darya Pino, Ph.D

I've talked before about how much thought and preparation I put into getting all my farmers market produce home undamaged. Though the tactics I use wo...

Are Farmers' Market Scammers Ripping You Off?

Planet Green | Posted 05.25.2011

NBC Los Angeles' news team decided to do some checking around at local farmer's markets, and paid visits to the farms where the vendors claimed they g...

PHOTOS: Rabbit, Ostrich Eggs, Morels, And Other Wild Foods Found At Farmers Markets

Huffington Post | Alden Wicker | Posted 05.25.2011

Fall is upon us, and with it a fresh batch of delicious goodies from the farmers market. While you can get almost all the staples with which to fill y...

A Future of Hyperlocal, Curated shopping: Lessons From NYC's Hester Street Fair

Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 05.25.2011

Kirsten Dirksen

The Hester Street Fair is nothing like the pseudo street fairs of summer that plague New York City streets with mass-produced gyros and knock-off sunglasses. You're most likely to meet your product's producer.