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Best Berry Picking Farms & Festivals

May 22nd, 2015 · 4 Comments

Memorial Day weekend is traditionally the pinnacle of strawberry season here in the DC area, and the foodie tots tend to eat through our weekly market haul of berries well before I get a chance to cook with them. So a trip to the pick-your-own farm is essential for stocking up! Here are a few […]

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

Arcadia Farm Fallfest {Support School-to-Farm in Virginia}

October 4th, 2013 · Comments Off on Arcadia Farm Fallfest {Support School-to-Farm in Virginia}

What’s even better than bringing farm-fresh foods to schools? Bringing school kids to the farm! The Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food & Agriculture is doing just that at its working farm on the grounds of the historic Woodlawn Plantation in Alexandria, Virginia. The non-profit arm of the Neighborhood Restaurant Group, produce grown at the Northern […]

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Tags: around DC · eatLocalDC · events · fresh from the... · Know Your Food · local farms

Apple Cranberry Kale Salad and Kale Day with October Unprocessed

October 10th, 2012 · Comments Off on Apple Cranberry Kale Salad and Kale Day with October Unprocessed

We love our kale in the foodie tots’ house — yes, even tofu-fearing husband has learned to appreciate it — so of course we had to jump on the Kale Day bandwagon on social media today. You see, the blog Eating Rules has an “October Unprocessed” challenge, now in its third year. The challenge urges […]

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Tags: apples · at market · cooking with kids · healthy eating · Know Your Food · recipes · salad · vegetables

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

The Really Young and Hungry Welcome Union Market DC

July 23rd, 2012 · 3 Comments

A cold and steady drizzle didn’t deter the foodie tots from seeking out more delicious eats around town this weekend. This time, it was the Summer Picnic Spectacular at the coming-soon Union Market in Northeast DC. We love this project, from development firm EDENS, for many reasons. Modeled after foodie meccas like the San Francisco […]

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Tags: around DC · events · foodietots in dc · Know Your Food