The Farm Fresh Winter Market in Pawtucket is open every Saturday, 9am-1pm, through the end of April — featuring 85 local farms and food producers. This week be sure to bring the kiddos for special Kids Day fun. And don’t miss the open house at New Harvest Coffee Roasters’ “Coffee Lab.”

Don’t miss this food system news from around our region: The Story Walking Radio Hour with Wendy Fachon talks with our Farmers Market Program Manager Leigh Vincola and local grower Flying Carrot Farm. FSMA Produce Safety Rule/RI GAP Training for Produce Growers, Regulators and Produce Wholesalers/Distributors is coming up 1/29-1/30. Plus, register for the 2020 New England Campus Farmer Summit, and the 2020 Local Food and Specialty Crop Trade Show!

Check out our Market Mobile wholesale service to see some of the restaurants, schools, grocers, and other businesses sourcing local food in our community. Plus, get a taste of some of the items on offer from local farmers and makers this week — like savory scones from Just Like Nana’s.

Winter’s coming and bringing comforting flavors along with it! Let’s celebrate the yummy seasonal harvest. This simple side can be served with local ingredients year-round and fulfills the USDA dark green vegetable requirements for child nutrition programs.

Winter’s coming and bringing comforting flavors along with it! Let’s celebrate the yummy seasonal harvest. This no-cook recipe counts towards the USDA fruit, red/orange, and other vegetable requirements for child nutrition programs.

Winter’s coming and bringing comforting flavors along with it! Let’s celebrate the yummy seasonal harvest. Serve up this same-day recipe of creamy butternut squash and hearty barley to satisfy the USDA grain/bread requirements for child nutrition programs.

Winter’s coming and bringing comforting flavors along with it! Let’s celebrate the yummy seasonal harvest. This no-cook recipe features spiced carrots and counts toward the USDA red/orange vegetable requirements for child nutrition programs.

The Farm Fresh Winter Market in Pawtucket is open every Saturday, 9am-1pm, through the end of April — featuring 85 local farms and food producers! And that’s not all: The Hope Artiste Village building also houses artist studios, dance and movement studios, and retail shops surrounding our market — many of which are having special pop-ups and sales this weekend!

Farm Fresh RI is a proud partner of Our Streets PVD, a new alliance of nonprofits, businesses, schools, civic leaders, and engaged individuals working toward safer streets and better transportation choices in Providence and beyond!

After a delicious week of handcrafted dishes that ended in a finale of Strawberry Shortcakes in all shapes and sizes, we ramped up for the ultimate Thanksgiving feast last week with our trainees!

AmeriCorps is a network of national service programs, made up of three primary programs that each take a different approach to improving lives and fostering civic engagement. Members commit their time to address critical community needs like increasing academic achievement, mentoring youth, and fighting poverty. Members commit to a fixed term of service and receive a living allowance and end of service education award.

Check out our Market Mobile wholesale service to see some of the restaurants, schools, grocers, and other businesses sourcing local food in our community—like Sprout & Lentil, a plant-based kitchen in Middletown, RI. Plus, get a taste of some of the items on offer from local farmers and makers this week.

Need a change of scene? Need an activity for those out-of-town guests? Tired of leftovers already? Or are you just ready to #SHOPlocal for the holidays? Join us for an amazing Saturday filled with local food and locally made gifts at our Winter Market in Pawtucket, 9am-1pm — plus an opportunity to give blood in the RI Blood Center’s Bloodmobile outside the market on Main Street.

It’s a holiday shopping opportunity you can feel good about! The marketplace features unique products and services from local businesses that prioritize their social impact — a one-stop shop to buy great products and learn about great services that are all offered by organizations with missions to make our community better and stronger.