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It’s National Farmers Market Week, just in time for everyone to enjoy the bounty of summer’s last fruits and vegetables. To kick off the week-long celebration, the USDA unveiled the growth of farmers market listed in the National Farmers Market Directory, which now shows that there are now 7,175 farmers markets across the country. With 17 Continue reading In Praise of Farmers Markets Governor O’Malley put out the challenge to all Marylanders to eat something that is grown, produced or harvested from a Maryland farm each day during the week of July 23 to 30. The request is part of the annual Buy Local Challenge, an initiative started by the Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission with the goal Continue reading “Farmer-Up” For a Week: A Pledge to Eat Locally We’ve released the state-by-state vote counts revealing the five markets in each state that are leading the America’s Favorite Farmers Markets™ competition. Farmers markets in 49 states and the District of Columbia are competing in the third annual contest for America’s Favorite Farmers Markets that began June 1 and runs throughout Continue reading Top Five Favorite Farmers Markets in Your State Bustling processions of anxious travelers packed into security lines at an airport are a far cry from the quiet farm fields of crops arranged neatly in rows. However, at San Francisco International Airport, the renovation of Terminal 2 has taken a big step in showing how these two can bend closer together. The Continue reading San Francisco Airport’s Farm-to-Flight – Green and Local American Farmland Trust President Jon Scholl Discusses Fiscally Sound Conservation for a Brighter Future By expanding conservation and environmentally responsible practices, farmers can realize economic gains while also delivering important public services, such as renewable energy, conserved water resources, sequestered carbon and protected wildlife habitat. American Farmland Trust Board Member Craig McNamara Appointed President of the California Continue reading Farm and Food News 2/11/11 This is one in a series of posts highlighting the four winners of our summer long America’s Favorite Farmers Markets™ contest. King George County is the quintessential rural Virginia setting, with about 22,000 residents calling the land between the Potomac and Rappahannock rivers home. The county prides itself on its family-oriented community feel, but without a major downtown Continue reading Congratulations King George Farmers Market, Winner: Boutique Category This is one in a series of posts highlighting the four winners of our summer long America’s Favorite Farmers Markets™ contest. Last winter saw some of the most severe weather in the Washington, D.C. area. A handful of major blizzards literally brought the city and surrounding communities to a halt. Despite the impeding snow storms, the famers market Continue reading Congratulations Falls Church Farmers Market, Winner: Medium Category Beginning in October 2009, the Farmers Market Coalition (FMC) assembled a group of their board members to answer the question: What is a farmers market? The FMC Definition Task Force investigated existing markets, their self-proscribed labels and their connection to local farmers to help find an answer, releasing the result this past May. The definition Continue reading What Is a Farmers Market? |
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