One woman's quest to buy local and eat healthy.
Posted in Focus on local, Markets, Vendors on May 15th, 2010
Wow. Two very quick Saturdays down at the Reston Farmers Market. Hard to believe how fast the week has flown. Seems like just yesterday my deck was piled with 3 feet of snow.
Now it’s covered with tomato, basil, rosemary and lettuce plants. Ahhh, much better.
The market and even our stand got some local publicity [...]
Posted in Focus on local, Markets, Vendors on May 6th, 2010
Hello everyone, I’m so sorry for my lapse in posts but it’s time — farmers market time. So it’s time to wake up those taste buds and get busy eating fresh, local food.
As we’ve moved from the Snowmaggedon of winter to the warm breezes, bright sunshine and, well, yeah … pollen of spring, my taste [...]
Posted in Focus on local, Markets, Vendors on Feb 9th, 2010
Technically I’m a newbie to farmers markets – you could call me a “swooper” – I’d swoop in, check out a few stalls and swoop out, probably without talking to anyone or buying much of anything.
While I was captivated by the gorgeous and prodigious amounts of colorful produce, cheeses, fresh eggs, breads and meats, I [...]