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Local food blogs – part two

By On June 28, 2011 · Leave a Comment

It’s been over a year since I published Local food blogs – part one, sharing some of the interesting writing being done locally about food. It is a pleasure to read these blogs and websites. They give a view into the workings of our local foodshed in a way that is both informative [...]

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Bucks Food Calendar: June 3, 2011

By On June 3, 2011 · 2 Comments

Ok. I’ll say it. This is killing me. Sitting inside at the computer on this absolutely magnificent day. This is going to be short, folks. The backyard is calling to me.  Also, there is lots going on this weekend. Here are the highlights…

Welcome Plumsteadville Grange Market, opening for the season tomorrow, Saturday, June [...]

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IT’S STRAWBERRY SEASON!

By On June 3, 2011 · Leave a Comment

IT’S STRAWBERRY SEASON! Four farmers selling their own freshly picked, ripe strawberries, some grown organically, at the Wrightstown Farmers Market, Saturday, 9 am to 1 pm. For more info see the Bucks County Foodshed Alliance website.

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Which farmers’ market?

By On June 3, 2011 · 5 Comments

Can you figure out which Bucks County farmers market this is by these photos? (I took these pics within the last week.)

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Summer Farm Tour #1: Tussock Sedge Farm

By On June 2, 2011 · 2 Comments

The sky was dubious and the National Weather Service had issued a tornado warning, but over 80 people came out last night (Wednesday, June 1) for the first Summer Farm Tour, hosted by the Bucks County Foodshed Alliance and held at Tussock Sedge Farm. [...]

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Strawberry time again

By On May 27, 2011 · 7 Comments

by guest blogger Rich Baringer,

Finally!  For most of the year, we’ve had to buy our 5-year old son, Jake, those supermarket strawberries from California or Florida. They are kind of red (on the outside, at least). They sort of taste like strawberries (basically). They may as well be made of [...]

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Summer Farm Tours 2011 kicks off on June 1st

By On May 23, 2011 · 2 Comments

The Bucks County Foodshed Alliance hosts a monthly farm tour and potluck at one of the area’s premier small farms every summer. This summer’s line-up, beginning on June 1st, looks to be a great one.

Each evening begins at 6:30 pm with a potluck dinner that is usually outstanding. I mean, think about [...]

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Bucks Food Calendar: May 20, 2011 – After the rapture

By On May 20, 2011 · Leave a Comment

For those of us who will still be stuck here roaming the earth after the rapture, we might as well enjoy ourselves, no? My husband tells me – and he’s the one who watches the news 24/7 for his living – that the ones left behind will have five whole months before the [...]

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BCT In the News: Getting down to the root of better eating

By On April 22, 2011 · 2 Comments

Check out Thursday’s article in the Intelligencer/Courier Times by Rachel Canelli about local food. Rachel interviewed me, in my role as administrator for the Bucks County Foodshed Alliance, about CSAs (community-supported-agriculture farms), community gardens and food co-operatives in Bucks County. Here’s the link to the full article.

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CSAs: It’s not too late for 2011

By On April 5, 2011 · Leave a Comment

I’ve been hearing from some CSA farms (Community Supported Agriculture) that they still have shares available for the upcoming season. To learn more about how most CSAs work, read our previous post.

These are the farms who still have shares available. Give them a call or email to find out more.

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Baking matzah for the first time

By On April 3, 2011 · 8 Comments

I am 49 years old, and I am baking matzah for the first time in my life.

Not that baking your own matzah is a normal thing for an average Jewish-American woman to do. In fact, my mother’s response was, “Why would you want to do that?” All my life I have known matzah – [...]

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Bucks Food Calendar: April 1, 2011

By On April 1, 2011 · Leave a Comment

April showers bring May flowers? Then what does April snow bring? Jeez. Let’s hope for the best!

Lots of interesting things happening this week, food-wise. Here are some tidbits I’ve been collecting for your munching.

A new Community-Supported-Agriculture (CSA) farm begins its first season. Welcome to Sandbrook Meadow Farm located on 50 acres [...]

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The year in food: Bucks County 2010 – part 2

By On January 3, 2011 · 1 Comment

It’s a new year, and surprisingly I’m in a good mood about it. I usually burrow in this time of year, grumbling about the cold and longing for the appearance of spring vegetables and baseball season. Allow me one last look at 2010, however, as we celebrate positive food trends in our neck of [...]

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A tisket, a tasket…a lovely gift basket

By On November 30, 2010 · Leave a Comment

I’m making a gift basket and here is what I’m putting in it…and where you can get these items too!

First, I’ll start with a beautiful hand-made basket by Martha Malford-Dreswick. You can see Martha at the Stockton Farmers’ Market every weekend, quietly weaving her baskets of all sizes and [...]

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FRESH again!

By On November 13, 2010 · Leave a Comment

by guest blogger Rich Baringer,

In case you missed the screening back in June, there will be another showing of Fresh: The Movie on Tuesday, December 7 at the Health & Wellness Center by Doylestown Hospital on Rt. 611 in Warrington.

The program begins at 6:30 pm with the screening [...]

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