April 26, 2019 Look Who’s Buying & Selling Local Food! Nothing says spring like freshly foraged fiddleheads! Take a peek into Market Mobile each week for a taste of the wide range of restaurants, schools, grocers, and other businesses sourcing local food in our community and to see some of the items on offer — like Joe Czajkowski Farm fiddleheads, Our Kids Farm strawberry plants, and American Mussel Harvesters Spring Fling oysters! Market Mobile April 26, 2019 Newsy & Noteworthy: April 26 Don’t miss this food system news from around our region: The new FINE Campus Dining Report shows New England colleges spend $67.7 Million on local food annually — get the report! The Rhode Island Food Policy Council is proud to announce the launch of its newly redesigned website — featuring a groundbreaking Rhode Island Food Systems metrics dashboard. In The News April 19, 2019 April 20 at our Winter Farmers Market in Pawtucket Just TWO more Saturdays to go at the largest indoor farmers market in New England! Join us tomorrow for a free beer tasting with Revival Brewing Company! This season’s totes are now on sale for $12 — get your attractive and useful memento from this year’s winter market! Melville Grille makes its last visit to the market for the season tomorrow… read how you can save $1! Plus, don’t miss egg decorating at the Empowerment Factory! Farmers Markets April 19, 2019 Newsy & Noteworthy: April 19 Don’t miss this food system news from around our region: Opening Day for the Thundermist Community Garden in West Warwick is April 20. newportFILM is having a cocktail reception & screening of the film “The Biggest Little Farm” at the Casino Theatre in Newport on April 25. If you’ve ever wondered about what exactly is in the Farm Bill, join the RI Food Policy Council on May 20 to learn more. And calling all proposals for NESAWG’s upcoming “It Takes A Region” conference! In The News April 19, 2019 Farm Friends at the Providence Children’s Museum On April 14, our Nutrition Education team had the pleasure of participating in the Providence Children’s Museum “Farm Friends” event for the second year in a row. We had a lot of fun with the children and their families who attended — making seed art together, trying samples of our homemade granola (get the recipe!), and holding a raffle to guess the number of farms in RI! Farm to School & Community Ed April 19, 2019 Look Who’s Buying & Selling Local Food! Take a peek into Market Mobile each week to see some of the locally grown items on offer — like Gazelle Spinach, Swiss Chard, and Rutabaga — and get a taste of the wide range of restaurants, schools, grocers, and other businesses sourcing local in our community. Market Mobile April 12, 2019 April 13 at our Winter Farmers Market in Pawtucket Just THREE more Saturdays to go! Join us for the largest indoor farmers market of its kind in New England Saturdays 9am to 1pm through April 27! It’s time to get your plant starts from Lucayda Farm! Old Friends Farm is back for their final visit of the season. Did you know you can pre-order your juice from Fully Rooted and pick up at the market? Plus, SAVE THE DATE: Revival Brewing Co. beer tasting coming up 4/20! Farmers Markets April 12, 2019 Newsy & Noteworthy: April 12 Don’t miss this food system news from around our region: Usher in gardening season at Southside Community Land Trust’s annual Urban Ag Kick-Off at four Providence locations April 13! Hear Leah Penniman, co-founder of Soul Fire Farm, speak about her work as a food justice activist and her book “Farming While Black” April 24. Hope & Main’s annual Tabletop Show for wholesale buyers is coming up April 25 and will feature 26 of the organization’s member companies, 10 of which are making their debut! In The News April 12, 2019 Look Who’s Buying & Selling Local Food! Take a peek into Market Mobile each week to see some of the locally grown items on offer, and get a taste of the wide range of restaurants, schools, grocers, and other businesses sourcing local in our community — like the Boathouse restaurant in Tiverton. Market Mobile April 5, 2019 April 6 at our Winter Farmers Market in Pawtucket Just FOUR more Saturdays to go! Join us for the largest indoor farmers market of its kind in New England Saturdays 9am to 1pm through April 27! Spring has come to the farms of our region. That means the market is beginning to fill up with more spring delicacies and our springtime vendor — Lucayda Farm — is back at the market with their beautiful plant starts! Farmers Markets April 5, 2019 Cater Your Next Event with Harvest Kitchen Let our Harvest Kitchen chefs cater your next business meeting, luncheon, celebration, or other gathering! We’re happy to work with you to customize a menu featuring locally grown and locally made ingredients. Harvest Kitchen April 5, 2019 Blue State Coffee Donates 2% to Farm Fresh RI through June! Now through June 30 — support Farm Fresh RI when you enjoy Blue State Coffee’s vibrant café located at 300 Thayer Street in Providence! In The News April 5, 2019 Meet Ruth, Volunteer Extraordinaire! As a nonprofit, our work would be impossible without the generosity and dedication of our amazing team of volunteers. Today we spotlight one of these hardworking folks: Ruth! Farm to School & Community Ed, Farmers Markets, In The News April 5, 2019 Look Who’s Buying & Selling Local Food! Take a peek into Market Mobile each week to see some of the locally grown items on offer — like mixed tulips from Foggy Notion Farm in Johnston — and get a taste of the wide range of restaurants, schools, grocers, and other businesses sourcing local in our community. 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