Tag Archives: farms

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in Food Transparency (the issues), Food Warrior Interns | Tagged blogging, DIY, farmer's market, farms, food artisans, food warriors, lindsay partridge, photography | 4 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

Fall Food Warriors: A Force of Change

Posted on December 19, 2011 by realtimefarms

120 farms visited, 195 markets documented, 55 food artisans interviewed, 9,050 photos uploaded by Food Warriors so far. Here are some of the best photos from our fall interns, located in the Bay Area, Portland, Nashville and North Carolina. Accepting … Continue reading →

Posted in Food Warrior Interns | Tagged farms, food guide, food producers, food system, Food Warrior Program, lindsay partridge, national, transparency | 4 Comments

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

Baby Animals Wish You Happy Spring!

Posted on April 11, 2011 by cararosaen

Listen to Beautiful Barnyard Harmonies! (Start at 1m: 22s) Many thanks for your submissions! To visit these farms online: Woodbridge Dairy Farm: Byron Center, MI The Farm at Long Lane: Murdock, NE Tara Firma Farms: Petaluma, CA Hoover Farms: Tekonsha, … Continue reading →

Posted in Aw Snaps! (our best photos) | Tagged baby animals, cara rosaen, chicken, duck, farms, goats, mary poppins, pigs, Real Time Farms, spring | 1 Comment

Farm Fresh Reading for Kids

Posted on April 6, 2011 by lisaatrealtimefarms

It’s no secret kids love farms… Old MacDonald, anyone? I recently stumbled across two beautiful children’s books by Pacific Northwest authors about farmers markets! Photo source To Market, To Market, by the tremendously talented Nikki McClure, follows a mother and … Continue reading →

Posted in Between the Covers & Behind the Scenes (media), On the Playground (kids) | Tagged children's books, farmers markets, farms, kids books, pacific northwest, Real Time Farms, seattle | Leave a comment

And the Winner is…

Posted on March 28, 2011 by meg

A great big thank you to everyone who participated in our first annual Real Time Farms Poetry Contest to celebrate World Poetry Day (March 21). We had many good poems come in and very much enjoyed reading them all, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Between the Covers & Behind the Scenes (media) | Tagged contest, farms, food, local food, Meg Fairchild, poetry, Real Time Farms, sheep | Leave a comment

Three Cheers for Women

Posted on March 8, 2011 by meg

Today is International Women’s Day! A global day to celebrate the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. What better way to commemorate this occasion than to share some words from the amazing women farmers that … Continue reading →

Posted in On the Farm | Tagged entrepreneurship, farming, farms, Meg Fairchild, michigan, new hampshire, women | 2 Comments

Phototiful! Snapshotabulous! Picturific!

Posted on December 28, 2010 by realtimefarms

However you describe them, thousands of lovely photographs were shared on Real Time Farms this year, so we wanted to select a handful that represent the Best Photos of 2010. They highlight favorite farmers and food artisans, bustling farmers markets, … Continue reading →

Posted in Aw Snaps! (our best photos) | Tagged farmers markets, farms, fresh food, locally grown, photos, produce, Real Time Farms, slideshow | 2 Comments

Local Food Delivery By Bike: Meet Ed from Arbor Cycle

Posted on November 8, 2010 by realtimefarms

Hi National Audience! This is about bike delivery, because biking is awesome. Last summer, I decided to start a project that would exemplify this concept, Arborcycle. It wasn’t a new idea, not really. I’ve gotta give some props here to … Continue reading →

Posted in Messages From the Founders | Tagged ann arbor, arborcycle, biking, edward weymouth, environment, farmers markets, farms, food delivery, food distribution, local food | Leave a comment