It’s national farmers market week, always a good time to think of and thank the farmers who grow the food at our markets. The Lawrence Farmers Market, in fact, is being recognized this week by the Farmers Market Coalition as a fine example of what a farmers market should be. As a fan (and board […]
Entries Tagged as 'CSA'
Celebrate farmers markets by spending your money there!
August 12th, 2011 · Comments Off on Celebrate farmers markets by spending your money there! · Farmers markets, local food
Mushrooms fail to thwart eat-all resolution (so far)
May 12th, 2009 · 3 Comments · local food
I can’t say I’ve been perfect on my eat-it-all effort with my Rolling Prairie CSA subscription this year. A few chives got away from me (meaning, they got unappetizingly slimy) before I used them, but I think that’s it. My biggest accomplishment was eating all the mushrooms from the first bag. Yes, I had a […]
First CSA bag delivers the greens
April 24th, 2009 · 4 Comments · local food
Ahh… the first CSA delivery of the season. To say I’ve been eagerly awaiting it is a major understatement. I’m working my way through the bounty and couldn’t be happier about it. Piles of fresh-from-the-garden green things are an excellent antidote to winter. The contents (clockwise from top left: Spring salad mix Spinach Sweet potato […]
Spring is here, and local produce is the proof
April 15th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Farmers markets, Food selection, local food
I’m hereby declaring spring, and not a moment too soon for my taste. How do I know it’s spring? Two ways: The Lawrence Farmers Market opened on Saturday. Wind, rain, cold and gray skies greeted opening day the last couple of years, but not on Saturday. It was cool but brilliantly sunny, and about 30 […]
Tags:CSA·Farmers markets·Rolling Prairie Farmers Alliance·spring produce
Rolling Prairie announcement hints of spring
January 23rd, 2009 · 3 Comments · local food
A glimmer of spring arrived at my house this week, and I’m not talking about yesterday’s unseasonable warmth. Rather, I’m referring to the flier announcing the 2009 Rolling Prairie Farmers Alliance produce subscription service, a type of CSA (community supported agriculture). The alliance is a group of six farms that cooperatively furnish a weekly vegetable […]
Tags:CSA·local food·spring
Season is turning, and so is the produce
September 9th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Food selection, local food
The weather around here is strangely cool—Monday’s high was 65 degrees Fahrenheit at a time when 85 or 95 would be entirely unsurprising. Still, the produce in Monday’s bag from the Rolling Prairie Farmers Alliance reinforced the idea that the seasons, they are a-changing. As you can see, we still have top o’ the summer […]
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