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Rock Star Advisory Team Joins Real Time Farms

Posted on April 12, 2012

Please welcome  - Mark Ayzenshtat Mark is the Head of Data Products for Evernote. Mark is a former EIR at Greylock Partners. In that role, he co-founded TellApart, a predictive customer analytics company. TellApart helps e-commerce companies manage and harness … Continue reading →

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Best of Real Time Farms 2011

Posted on December 29, 2011

2011 was a big year for Real Time Farms – our first full calendar year in fact!  We grew our team, launched a fresh new design, added a whole new dimension to the food web with eateries, and, led by … Continue reading →

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Shirley Thompson of Hawaii Brings Home the Gold: Our Food Day Winner

Posted on October 25, 2011

We have a winner! Congrats to Shirley Thompson of Hawaii for her radishes photo documenting the Kaka‘ako Makai Community Cultural Marketplace. Shirley’s photo was the top photo of those posted on the site yesterday, Food Day 2011. Since launch in … Continue reading →

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Shine a Light on Our Food System. Take Pics. Post. Win.

Posted on October 24, 2011

It’s FOOD DAY 2012! Shed light on our food system! Drumroll please……here is a heat map of farmers, food artisans, and food distributors on Real Time Farms (thanks to you!). As you know Real Time Farms is powered by the people. … Continue reading →

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64 Markets in Less Than 90 Days: Coco & Lafe Report on Ohio

Posted on September 16, 2011

It’s been weeks since we’ve written. We were tired. Here’s a song to listen to while you read, if you’re so inclined: Someone to Ride the River With. Let’s play catch-up. 9,200 miles in less than 3 months, 64 farmers markets … Continue reading →

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Our First 16 Food Warriors: A Documented Success!

Posted on August 24, 2011

Over the course of the summer, our 16 Food Warriors in Boulder, LA, Michigan, New York, and Seattle have collectively visited over 90 farms and 40 food artisans and documented 125 farmer’s markets through photos, writing, and video! They have … Continue reading →

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American Farmland Trust Partners with Real Time Farms to Save Farm and Ranch Land

Posted on August 23, 2011

American Farmland Trust and the nationwide food guide, Real Time Farms, have joined forces for this year’s Dine Out for Farms™ . From October 16th-22nd participating restaurants nationwide will educate diners and raise money to conserve precious farm and ranch land. Similar to the America’s … Continue reading →

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Doubled The Farmers Markets, Doubled the Fun: 6764 Farmers Markets on Real Time Farms

Posted on August 20, 2011

3185 farmers markets were just added to Real Time Farms this week. The USDA released 2011 farmers market data for public use on Data.gov. (Thanks USDA!) Co-founder, Karl Rosaen, spent the past few days, 16 hours yesterday alone, geocoding, writing scripts, … Continue reading →

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Top 100 Farmers Market Photos : 15K searched. 100 chosen.

Posted on August 7, 2011

Over 15,ooo photos have been posted to Real Time Farms since the site’s launch last April. That’s the work of everyday people like you and me… crazy awesome, right?! To honor National Farmers Market Week, Real Time Farms’ Gastronomic Guru Lindsay-Jean Hard … Continue reading →

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5 Must-Try Food Destinations in Detroit

Posted on July 20, 2011

1. Avalon International Breads (first Detroit eatery to use Real Time Farms) Jackie Victor, co-founder of Avalon (the one with the t-shirt), meets me outside on a sunny day, as a man in front of me relaxes with his iced … Continue reading →

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