Author Archives: cararosaen

RTF’s Year in Review: Our Top 5 Highlights of 2012

Posted on December 31, 2012 by cararosaen

#5 We shared Real Time Farms and the importance of food transparency with a big audience at our favorite conference, TEDxManhattan: Changing the Way We Eat. Don’t miss this year’s conference on February 16, 2013 – watch it live online! #4 After leading … Continue reading →

Posted in Messages From the Founders | Tagged 2012, food warrior, food52, highlights, new year, Real Time Farms, tedx, tedx manhattan | 1 Comment

Touring Musicians, Coco & Lafe, Contribute Over 2000 Pics, Documenting 60 Farmers Markets For Real Time Farms

Posted on October 22, 2012 by cararosaen

Can we all give a round of applause to Coco & Lafe?!?! They’ve sent in over 2000 pictures; documenting hundreds of farms and over 60 markets nationwide for Real Time Farms. Coco & Lafe traveled across the country during the … Continue reading →

Posted in At the Market (farmers market), Aw Snaps! (our best photos) | Tagged coco and lafe, farmers markets, food transparency, get fresh tour, Real Time Farms | Leave a comment

Rock Star Advisory Team Joins Real Time Farms

Posted on April 12, 2012 by cararosaen

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 →

Posted in Messages From the Founders | Tagged advisory board, Amanda Hesser, Ari Weinzweig, Christopher Elam, Mark Ayzenshtat, Real Time Farms, Stephanie Izard | 2 Comments

Best of Real Time Farms 2011

Posted on December 29, 2011 by cararosaen

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 →

Posted in Messages From the Founders | Tagged cara rosaen, farmers markets, farms, food traceability, food transparency, Gaurav Bhatnagar, karl rosaen, lindsay jean hard, lindsay partridge, new years eve, Real Time Farms | 5 Comments

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

Posted on October 25, 2011 by cararosaen

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 →

Posted in Aw Snaps! (our best photos) | Tagged food day, food transparency, hawaii food, Kaka‘ako Makai Community Cultural Marketplace, Real Time Farms, Shirley Thompson | Leave a comment

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

Posted on October 24, 2011 by cararosaen

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 by cararosaen

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 →

Posted in Messages From the Founders | Tagged coco and lafe, crocker park, farmers markets, farms, Get Fresh 100 Market Tour, north union farmers markets, oasis acres, Real Time Farms, rittman orchards, shaker square farmers market, the olive tap, weaver's truck patch | Leave a comment

Our First 16 Food Warriors: A Documented Success!

Posted on August 24, 2011 by cararosaen

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 →

Posted in Food Warrior Interns | Tagged farmer's market, food education, food photography, food transparency, food warrior internship program, lindsay partridge, photos, Real Time Farms | 2 Comments

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

Posted on August 23, 2011 by cararosaen

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 →

Posted in Messages From the Founders | Tagged American Farmland Trust, dine out for farms, farm conservation, Real Time Farms, restaurants, the white house, zingerman's | Leave a comment

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

Posted on August 20, 2011 by cararosaen

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 →

Posted in Messages From the Founders | Tagged cara rosaen, data.gov, farmer's market, karl rosaen, national farmers market week, Real Time Farms, USDA, Wendy Wasserman | Leave a comment