The increased demand for fresh, sustainable foods continues to turn around the systems that enable farmers to grow and produce them. The U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance (USFRA) is hosting town hall-style discussions this month. These Food Dialogues will generate conversation on how food is grown and raised and the long-term impact of this...
Boston, Massachusetts is filled with possibility this weekend as farmers, chefs and foodies celebrate locally sourced food. The Boston Local Food Festival will share exhibits, demos and local craft beer tastings. Here’s a chance to connect directly with growers to sample and buy their harvest fresh products, as well as enhance knowledge about the...
A contemporary harvest festival is creating a powerful model for bringing people together around locally produced food and wine. Over 50 rockstar chefs and 100 wineries are pulling out all the stops for this year’s Harvest: Farm-to-Table celebrating the agricultural bounty of California’s Monterey County. Local and regional farmers and artisan cheese makers will...
The shift toward sustainable food is unabated as more Americans turn to their own backyards for fruits and vegetables. The makers of Burpee seeds are reporting a strong sales increase. “The boom in vegetable gardening started three years ago when people realized there were significant cost savings associated with homegrown produce,” according to W. Atlee...
