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Posted in Events on Jul 9th, 2010
UPDATE: Please go online today, tomorrow…every day until July 10th and vote for Chef Theo. A vote for Theo is a vote for Bucks County! I have a deep, dark secret to confess. I don’t watch the Food Network, or Channel, or whatever it is. I am not a Iron Chef junkie, or in love [...]
Eating outside, enjoying a beautiful summer evening with new friends, and then walking around a small, family farm, learning how they produce their bounty. Sounds good, no? Check it out. The Bucks County Foodshed Alliance, in lieu of their regular monthly meetings, “meets” at local farms once a month during the summer, hosting a potluck [...]
Posted in Farms, Other Things About Food on May 11th, 2010
Paralleling the move to put more locally grown and produced food on our tables (both at home and in restaurants) is another movement to raise awareness among children about where their food comes from. There are a lot of ways to do this. Certainly some schools are trying to improve the quality and freshness of [...]
People in Bucks County are spoiled. You heard me right. Spoiled. My sister lives in England, in the Cotswolds. It is green, lush and beautiful, like Bucks County in many ways. She lives in a small – and I mean small – village with farms all around. I once asked her what her neighbor farmers [...]
Posted in Events, Markets, Vineyards, Breweries and Bars on Apr 29th, 2010
What’s that you say? More beautiful weather in Bucks County this weekend? And lots to eat, of course. Strawberries, yes, strawberries. While most local strawberries won’t be coming in until later in May, you could say this weekend is the official welcome of the lovely spring fruit. Peddler’s Village will celebrate on Saturday and Sunday [...]
Posted in Events on Apr 6th, 2010
This Wednesday, April 7th, the Bucks County Foodshed Alliance will host a showing of the 2009 Optic Nerve Productions’ feature-length documentary, Ingredients. The film illustrates how people around the country are working to revitalize their connection to their food sources. The event, which is open to all and free of charge, is held at the [...]
Posted in Events on Mar 1st, 2010
Learn more about your local food producers and the issues they face in maintaining Bucks County farmland and the county’s proud farming heritage. This Wednesday evening local crop, vegetable and livestock farmers will participate in a Bucks County Farmer Forum, co-sponsored by the Bucks County Foodshed Alliance and Delaware Valley College. The program will take [...]
Posted in Events on Feb 3rd, 2010
The Bucks County Foodshed Alliance will host Melissa Mantz of the Bucks County Housing Group, a private nonprofit that serves homeless and at-risk families in Bucks County, at its general meeting at Wednesday, February 3 at 7:30 pm. Ms. Mantz, development officer, will present the Housing Group’s role and mission, as well as open a [...]
Posted in Events, Farms, Other Things About Food on Jan 9th, 2010
I’ll admit it. I’m still a bit of a novice when it comes to sustainable agriculture and concepts like “foodshed.” But I’m learning, and Bucks County is a great school. I’ve also never been one to take a hard stand. Oh, I have my opinions, but I also see a lot of gray area as [...]
Posted in Events on Jan 4th, 2010
Don’t miss the Bucks County Foodshed Alliance’s annual meeting this Wednesday evening, January 6th. In case you’re not familiar with the Alliance’s great work, here is their vision: Our schools, kitchens, restaurants and institutions serve freshly harvested, locally grown and produced, healthy food. Our farmers earn viable livings producing food for us. We meet friends [...]
Interested in sourcing your holiday gifts locally too this year? Check out two events this week that aim to help you do just that. This Wednesday, December 2nd, the Bucks County Foodshed Alliance is sponsoring their 1st Annual Local Farms Holiday Event. Over sixteen farmers and producers from the Wrightstown, New Hope and Lower Makefield Farmers’ [...]
Posted in Events on Nov 2nd, 2009
I plan to do a number of posts to help us all get ready for Thanksgiving, especially to take advantage of the bounty of foodstuffs in our “backyards” — autumn vegetables, local premium wines, cheese, and meats. Check out my recent post on where to find fresh turkeys in Bucks. We’ll also write about pairing local [...]
The Bucks County Foodshed Alliance is hosting its final summer evening farm tour this Wednesday, September 2nd at the Manoff Market Gardens in Solebury. The potluck supper begins at 6:30pm and is followed at 7:30pm by the farmer-guided tour of one of the area’s premier small farms. There is no charge and no need to [...]
Posted in Events on Aug 21st, 2009
The zucchini races took place at the Lower Makefield Farmers’ Market yesterday evening (postponed from last week due to the late rain). A fun time was had by all (except a couple of sore losers…perhaps they felt their hopes had been squashed?). Thanks to Robin Hoy of the Bucks County Foodshed Alliance and Betty Cichy [...]
Posted in Events, Markets, Vineyards, Breweries and Bars on Jul 31st, 2009
My apologies for posting the weekend events so late. Between some technical difficulties with the website (we’ve switched servers) and dealing with Lyme’s Disease (I am dragging), I’m behind. And I simply can’t believe it is August already! Probably the heat and humidity isn’t helping either. We hope to get to the Farm Tour Potluck sponsored by the [...]
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