Aw Snaps!

Posted on October 26, 2012 by realtimefarms

Check out our favorite photos from the past week – and then share your photos of a farm, food artisan or farmers market. You might be one of our favorites next week!

Griffieon Family Farm – Ankeny, IA

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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 spring, summer, and fall of 2011 for their “Get Fresh” Tour of farmers markets, coinciding with the release of their fifth album, Big Bang! (listen in here).

The idea to tour farmers markets came after a chance encounter in Harvard Square with a local market manager, who upon listening to Coco & Lafe perform, asked them to play at the market. Passionate about local, healthy food, and wooed by the good vibes at markets, Coco & Lafe packed up their car complete with their dog Lilla, and set out for the road.

When we heard about their trip, we were eager to partner! Thank you Coco & Lafe! Eaters everywhere tip their forks to you!

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Eager to hear them live? Check out their calendar for upcoming gigs!

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Aw Snaps!

Posted on October 19, 2012 by realtimefarms

Check out our favorite photos from the past week – and then share your photos of a farm, food artisan or farmers market. You might be one of our favorites next week!

Great Road Farm – Skillman, NJ

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The Food Warriors Have Done It, and Now YOU Can DIY!

Posted on October 16, 2012 by rtflindsayp

Over the past four seasons, we’ve had a blast working alongside more than 50 Food Warrior Interns, who have personally visited and documented 334 farms, 176 food artisans and 390 farmers markets and have uploaded more than 20,000 photos to the nation’s largest crowd-sourced food guide!

Check out some of the most stunning photos from the program and see what participants have had to say about their experiences…

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Looking to do something similar? Look no further than the recently released DIY Food Warrior Curriculum. We’ve adapted the Food Warrior Program curriculum to make it easy for any and all interested people to explore their local food communities and contribute to the food guide in a meaningful way. Now get out there, have fun and learn some things! And don’t be greedy, now… Please share!

Always Stay Fresh,
Lindsay Partridge

If you do use the materials and plan to run your own Food Warrior-esque program, we’d love to hear about it! Please drop us a line: feedback@realtimefarms.com (Of course we’ll be happy to answer any questions you might have about the program too.)

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Aw Snaps!

Posted on October 12, 2012 by realtimefarms

Check out our favorite photos from the past week – and then share your photos of a farm, food artisan or farmers market. You might be one of our favorites next week!

Dutch Farm Market and Orchard – South Haven, MI

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Aw Snaps!

Posted on October 5, 2012 by realtimefarms

Check out our favorite photos from the past week – and then share your photos of a farm, food artisan or farmers market. You might be one of our favorites next week!

Shamba Farms – Culpepper, VA
at West End Farmers’ Market – Alexandria, VA

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Aw Snaps!

Posted on September 28, 2012 by realtimefarms

Check out our favorite photos from the past week – and then share your photos of a farm, food artisan or farmers market. You might be one of our favorites next week!

It’s All Good – Oswego, IL

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Aw Snaps!

Posted on September 21, 2012 by realtimefarms

Check out our favorite photos from the past week – and then share your photos of a farm, food artisan or farmers market. You might be one of our favorites next week!

Great Road Farm – Skillman, NJ

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Aw Snaps!

Posted on September 14, 2012 by realtimefarms

Check out our favorite photos from the past week – and then share your photos of a farm, food artisan or farmers market. You might be one of our favorites next week!

Schwallier’s Country Basket – Sparta, MI

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Carrots Come From the Ground, and Chicken Comes From…

Posted on September 12, 2012 by realtimefarms

On a visit to the Biltmore Estate last spring, I stopped by the on-site barn to check out some of the farm animals living there. Wandering around the visitors section, I watched as children visiting the historic site with their families gazed, wide-eyed, at the livestock. One boy tugged his father’s sleeve and asked something to the effect of “why is that called the same thing as what we eat for dinner?” He was referring, of course, to one of the chickens strutting about the barnyard. After his father explained that this was no mere accident of nomenclature, an expression that reflected a mixture of horror and fascination came over the boy’s face. Huh. I went to the barn to see the animals (they had a variety: chickens, goats, rabbits–most of the usual suspects) but what I came away with was a sense of disquiet.

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