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

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

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Best of Real Time Farms 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

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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Our First 16 Food Warriors: A Documented Success!

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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Who knew? I am a domestic terrorist for taking pictures of farms.

“Have you heard about the Slow Food campaign? They are urging supporters to send in pictures of farms to protest against the Florida, Iowa, and Minnesota bills that would make it illegal to take a picture or a video of … Continue reading

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

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

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Advertising Has Gone Back to the Farm

I was watching television recently and this Canada Dry commercial really got my attention. I had no idea that Canada Dry soda came right from Jack’s Ginger Farm! Canada Dry’s website tells me that they use “real ginger” and suggests … Continue reading

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Movers & Shakers: Ian Calder-Piedmonte, Cofounder and Farmer, Balsam Farms

It’s a lot of hard work and yet, a lot of laughs on Balsam Farms on Long Island, New York. “When you’re working in the fields, much of your work could be thought of as monotonous, but you’re with a … Continue reading

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Applications Open! Food Warriors Summer Internship Program

Real Time Farms (LLC) is a social enterprise that aims to bring transparency to our food system. (Help make it happen!) Our online local food guide helps consumers learn where their food comes from, whether eating in or eating out. … Continue reading

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Movers & Shakers: Amy Heath, Farmer and Founder of Living Stones Community Farm

We can trace all of our fresh food back to a farm. And of course, with every farm, comes a farmer (often many helping hands). We wanted to bring you stories of farmers and their farms to help everyone get … Continue reading

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