The capital’s own FRESHFARM Markets is celebrating their 15th anniversary this weekend. Led by co-founders Ann Yonkers and Bernadine Prince, the now 11-market network in the metro Washington area (DC, Maryland and Virginia) has been promoting “local food with a face, a place and a name” throughout the Chesapeake foodshed since July 4, 1997. Alice […]
FRESHFARM Week: Me(a)t Smith Meadows Farm
July 10th, 2012 · Comments Off on FRESHFARM Week: Me(a)t Smith Meadows Farm
Tags: around DC · at market · Know Your Food · NoVA Locavore · proteins
At the Fairfax County Farmers Markets: Ready-to-Eat
August 14th, 2009 · 2 Comments
So, I don’t know if you’ve heard me mention it, but last week was National Farmers Market Week. Unfortunately I didn’t top last year’s personal record of five markets during the week; in fact, I only made it to four as our weekend plans were curtailed by a sick child. But, I did take advantage […]
Tags: at market · eatLocalDC · NoVA Locavore · restaurants
Free Range, Grass-Fed Beef (and Pork and Chicken)
April 17th, 2009 · 21 Comments
Part V of the Sustainable Family Supper series, and my submission to this week’s Fight Back Friday, hosted by the Food Renegade. It’s probably obvious by now that we are not vegetarians by any means. I actually did abstain from red meat for nearly 5 years during my idealistic youth (high school and college) for […]
Tags: at market · eatLocalDC · NoVA Locavore · proteins · sustainable family supper
Fresh from the Fields of Athenry
April 2nd, 2009 · 13 Comments
If you’ve ever taken a close look at the lamb that floods the grocery stores around this time each year, you might have noticed that it nearly all comes from New Zealand or Australia. Even our neighborhood butcher, who sources most of his meat from here in Virginia, gets his lamb from outside the area. […]
Tags: eatLocalDC · fresh from the... · Know Your Food · NoVA Locavore
Sesame Beef Stir-Fry
October 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment
The weather here has suddenly plunged from 80 degrees two weeks ago to practically freezing. The first frost means the last of many vegetables at local farms, and last week we got the final batch of fresh green beans in our CSA bag. I discovered during our sushi experiment that my toddler loves sesame seeds, […]
Tags: proteins · recipes · vegetables · weeknight meals