Category Archives: Messages From the Founders

Check out our new “grow the guide” and “add an eatery” pages!

Posted on October 5, 2011 by realtimefarms

We want to know where our food comes from. The food system, as you well know, is complex. So we want our part of it to be as simple and accessible as possible. Real Time Farms does two things simultaneously. #1) … Continue reading →

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

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

Get Fresh News! Getting Fresh in New Mexico.

Posted on June 20, 2011 by realtimefarms

We’re sponsoring musicians Coco and Lafe on their 2011 “Get Fresh” 100 Market Tour across the U.S.! You heard right, 100 farmers markets coast to coast! Don’t forget to check out the page dedicated to them on our blog, and today we have … Continue reading →

Posted in Messages From the Founders | Tagged big bang, coco and lafe, farmers markets, get fresh, get fresh tour, Jesus Guzman Farms, los alamos farmers market, Real Time Farms, The Intergalactic Bread Company | 3 Comments

Get Fresh News! Getting Fresh in the Southwest

Posted on June 6, 2011 by realtimefarms

Posted in Messages From the Founders | Tagged arizona, coco and lafe, farmers markets, get fresh, get fresh tour, orme ranch, Prescott Farmers Market, Real Time Farms, ridge view farms, whipstone farm | 2 Comments

Eat Out With Confidence: Nationwide Launch of Tools That Tell The Story of Every Ingredient

Posted on May 9, 2011 by cararosaen

There’s Michelin and there’s Zagat. Neither of them tell you where your food is coming from. Real Time Farms does. Now any eatery (from the hipster food truck to the dorm food menus of your alma mater) can tell the … Continue reading →

Posted in Messages From the Founders | Tagged chefs, farm to table, farming, food traceability, food transparency, Real Time Farms, restaurants, sustainability | 2 Comments

We Want to see YOU!

Posted on April 8, 2011 by meg

If you’ve been hanging out on Real Time Farms lately, you may have noticed a few changes on the block. One of the biggest, and most noticeable at first glance, is the new site design. Doesn’t it look so schnazzy? … Continue reading →

Posted in Messages From the Founders | Tagged Abby Tovell, Gaurav Bhatnagar, Meg Fairchild, New Features, photos, Real Time Farms, T Squared Design, User Profiles | Leave a comment

Movers & Shakers: The Many & Brave of Bicycle Food Delivery

Posted on March 25, 2011 by cararosaen

As Spring is fast approaching (I swear….), I can’t help but reflect on all of the men and women connecting people to local food, decreasing our use of carbon, and all this on wheels. When I met Ed Weymouth, the … Continue reading →

Posted in At the Table (eateries), Messages From the Founders | Tagged Arbor Cycle, bike delivery, Blue Hill NYC, cara rosaen, Christophe Hille, Fossil Fuel, From Earth to Kitchen, Gramercy Tavern, Green Apple Delivery, Northern Spy Food Co., Paul Freedman, PRINT., Rock the Bike, Velo Veggies, Yuba | 6 Comments

Get Fresh News!

Posted on March 16, 2011 by realtimefarms

Posted in Messages From the Founders | Tagged california, coco and lafe, farmers markets, florida, get fresh, get fresh tour, Real Time Farms | 2 Comments