Meaty treats. Join ranchers and Local Burger maven Hilary Brown 8 a.m.-10 a.m. this Saturday (May 24) at the Lawrence Farmers Market for Local Meat: It’s what’s for dinner! With Hilary at the grill (and doing some advance prep, too), market visitors can sample a variety of local meats. At a volunteer meeting last week, [...]
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Roundup: Meat, meet and eat
May 20th, 2008 · No Comments · Farmers markets, Food in the news, Food preparation, Roundup, local food
Tags:aquaculture·farmers market·local food·meat·restaurants
Still chillin’ at the farmers market
May 4th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Farmers markets, General
Winter coats and hats were the norm yesterday morning at the Lawrence Farmers Market, where a remarkable number of hardy farmers and customers shivered their way through a morning. Temperature at opening was 43 degrees with 17 mph winds, according to the National Weather Service. The sun was out, but it couldn’t do enough to [...]
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5 ideas for using your mesclun
May 1st, 2008 · No Comments · Cooking tips, Farmers markets, Healthy eating, local food
This week’s Rolling Prairie Farmer’s Alliance distribution included a big bag of mesclun. Oh, it’s pretty stuff, all those little bright green leaves with touches of purple and red here and there. It’s grown here by the Wakarusa Valley Farm (which finally has a website; yea!). But you may wonder what to do with it.
Knowing [...]
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Roundup: CSAs in area listed
April 15th, 2008 · No Comments · Farmers markets, Food in the news, Roundup
It’s a short roundup after a long hiatus, but an interesting bunch, if I may say so.
CSA listing. Don’t know how I missed it last month, but anyone in the area interested in Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs may find this roundup in the Kansas City Star’s food pages helpful.
Head of cattle. You’ve heard “head [...]
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Farmers market opens with a chill
April 12th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Farmers markets
Twenty-five hardy vendors set up today for the 7 a.m. opening of the 33rd season (if I’m counting right) of the Downtown Lawrence Farmers’ Market. There to greet them were a 36-degree temperature, 14 mph winds gusting to 25 mph and dull, gray skies. Before the market closed at 11, intermittent snow showers said “hello,” [...]
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