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Virginia Grown: Apple Picking at Stribling Orchards

September 20th, 2012 · 6 Comments

We were recently in a small market in our neighborhood picking up one or two things, when the boy picked up a shiny red apple and tossed it in the basket. I admit I felt more than a little silly telling him to put it back — but we had a bag full of fresh, […]

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Tags: fall · fresh from the... · fruit · Know Your Food · local farms · NoVA Locavore

Peanuts Come From the Ground, Not Jars {Blog Action Day}

October 16th, 2011 · 5 Comments

Last weekend, we headed out to the country for pumpkins and apple picking. It was a gorgeous fall day (at last!) and the farms were packed. At Hollin Farms, we came across an unexpected treat: dig-your-own peanuts! The boy and husband got to work loosening the plants and we all picked through the roots for […]

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Tags: blog action day · fresh from the... · kids cook monday · Know Your Food · local farms · recipes

Support Farmer Heinz (and a Sunchoke Soup Recipe)

January 7th, 2011 · 6 Comments

A local Maryland farm, Next Step Produce, recently lost their boiler room in a fire. They lost $1600 worth in seeds in the fire and are unable to heat their greenhouses until the boiler room is rebuilt. Read more about the situation here, or go to FreshFarm Markets’ website to make a contribution to the […]

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Tags: at market · Know Your Food · local farms · mushrooms · organic · PSA · recipes · soup · vegetables · winter

Know Your Farmer: Rappahannock County Farm Tour This Weekend

September 24th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Do you know where your food comes from? Sure, you go to the market, exchange a few pleasantries with the farmer as you shell out cash for those locally-grown carrots or free-range eggs, but do you really know where they come from? This weekend is the first of several fall farm tours around the DC […]

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