March 2, 2018 March 3 at the Pawtucket Wintertime Farmers Market It’s March Madness! Every Saturday in March, enjoy FREE events at the farmers market. This Saturday, Harvest Kitchen will be cooking up Chinese-Style dumplings and stew for you to try. Start your month-long Scavenger Hunt through the market! Catch the sale from Hopkins Southdowns, local musicians, and more! Farmers Markets, Harvest Kitchen March 2, 2018 Local Businesses Sourcing Local Food This Week Who’s buying local in our community, and what are they ordering? Take a look at some of the customers who recently purchased from local farmers and producers through our Market Mobile transparent wholesale distribution service — and get a sneak peek at some of the food on offer this week. Market Mobile March 1, 2018 March 3: Recycle eWaste at the Pawtucket Farmers Market Our friends at Indie Cycle will be at the Pawtucket Wintertime Farmers Market to collect your electronic-waste to be recycled — this Saturday, 9am – 1pm — in front of the farmers market on Main Street in Pawtucket. Farmers Markets February 23, 2018 Special Events Every Saturday at the Farmers Market! Visit the Pawtucket Wintertime Farmers Market every Saturday in March to enjoy fun FREE events like food and beer tastings, cooking demos, and a one-of-a-kind scavenger hunt through the market for a chance to win raffle prizes donated by local farmers and producers! Farmers Markets February 23, 2018 February 24 at the Pawtucket Wintertime Farmers Market This Saturday at the largest indoor farmers market in New England: It’s a special visit from Maine Grains in Skowhegan, ME! Get a discount on Franciszka and Frandemaquis cheeses from Couët Farm & Fromagerie. Music by Coach Dave and Hope Tunnel, plus visits from the US Census Bureau and the PC Family & Development Lab. Farmers Markets February 23, 2018 Congratulations to Edible Rhody’s 2018 Local Heroes! Every autumn, readers of Edible Rhody magazine are invited to vote for their local food heroes, as a way to honor the people who bring us our food and drink. And every spring, the winners are announced! In The News February 23, 2018 Eating Like the Red Sox at Harvest Kitchen Who wants to eat like the Red Sox? One lucky Silent Auction winner from last year’s Local Food Fest (2018 tickets on sale now) — and five of his close friends — did just that last Saturday night at Harvest Kitchen. Chef James Glaude (aka “C … Harvest Kitchen February 23, 2018 Local Businesses Sourcing Local Food This Week Who’s buying local in our community, and what are they ordering? Take a look at some of the customers who recently purchased from local farmers and producers through our Market Mobile transparent wholesale distribution service — and get a sneak peek at some of the food on offer this week. Market Mobile February 16, 2018 February 17 at the Pawtucket Wintertime Farmers Market This Saturday at the largest indoor farmers market in New England: It’s a balloon-dragon parade in honor of Chinese New Year, and you’re invited to join in the fun! Plus, learn about compost drop-off at the market thanks to Earth Appliance Organics; get a harvest update from Four Town Farm; and see which vendors, musicians, and groups will be with us tomorrow (think chair massage!). Farmers Markets February 15, 2018 Local Businesses Sourcing Local Food This Week Who’s buying local in our community, and what are they ordering? Here are just a couple of the many customers who recently purchased fresh food from local farms through our Market Mobile transparent wholesale distribution service — plus a sneak peek at some of the top-selling items this week. Market Mobile February 15, 2018 Cooking Custom Pierogies with Local Seniors Our Farm to Senior program just completed the first of three senior series in Providence. This program takes seniors through a weekly journey of local agriculture through cooking demos, sharing food stories, and Bingo — and concluded with a local foods celebration where together we enjoyed custom-seasoned pierogies filled with sweet potatoes from Schartner Farm, carrots from Four Town Farm, and caramelized onions from Cook’s Valley Farm. Farm to School & Community Ed February 15, 2018 Harvest Kitchen Graduate Competes in RI ProStart Invitational February 15th at the Omni Hotel in Providence was the location for this year’s Rhode Island ProStart competition. Some of our Harvest Kitchen team were thrilled to get to watch one of our most recent training program graduates compete with his school, Cranston Area Career & Technical Center. We were so proud to see him in action in this professional setting — and excited for him as he works toward accomplishing his dreams! Harvest Kitchen February 15, 2018 Newsy & Noteworthy: February 16 Don’t miss these items in local food and agriculture news from around our region. This week, help support the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition farmer fly-in — bringing farmers’ voices into the national policy debate in Washington D.C.! Plus, join in the online conversation at Foodtank’s annual summit “Cultivating the Next Generation of Young Food Leaders” and save the date for Foodtank Summit Boston in April. In The News February 14, 2018 Call for Artists! Farmers Market Poster Art Are you an artist in the Northeast region? We may have a project for you! We are in the planning process for the upcoming summertime farmers market season, and are looking for a local artist to work with on our 2018 design. Deadline to apply coming up soon: Tuesday, February 27! Farmers Markets, In The News First123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354Last