Mid-August and the farmers’ markets are bursting with local bounty. And thanks to US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, the week of August 7 through August 13 has been named National Farmers’ Market Week. Now, if only we could get the feds to support small family farms more and build up regional food systems (an [...]
I think there are fewer things more pleasant than strolling on a balmy summer evening. So it was when we went to the Grange Fair Thursday night. There’s also a palpable excitement in the crowd. Is this what draws people to fairs, and what has for so long?
We spent a long weekend in Kentucky, tasting good bourbon and visiting distilleries. What fun! But we are very glad to be in our ‘Old Bucks Home’ (sorry, Stephen Foster). I had forgotten just how much fried, salty food there is in the South. I know they must have fresh vegetables and [...]
Here’s some photos we took at the Grange Fair. (Click on the photo to see it larger.)
Go eat and enjoy! (And look at the cute bunnies, too, Mark says.)
The Middletown Grange Fair - which actually takes place in Wrightstown – opens today and continues through Sunday. If you’ve never been, well, you just need to go. It’s hard to describe. For this former city girl, it’s a wonder. It’s one of the reasons to live in Bucks County, as far as [...]
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