Tag Archives: Real Time Farms

Portrait of an Artist: Chef Jason Hook

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Corinna

The heavy lifting side to cooking – sliding a bone saw through a 200-pound quarter of beef, for example – belies the regal decadence of the art in the final product. Perfectly balanced orbs of color, texture, flavor and elegance … Continue reading →

Posted in At the Table (eateries) | Tagged celebrity chefs, chefs, Corinna Borden, farm to table, Jason Hook, Pop-up cooking, Real Time Farms | 3 Comments

Fruity Fiction

Posted on August 31, 2011 by realtimefarms

This post is from one of the 16 interns in the Real Time Farms Food Warrior Summer Internship Program (our Fall 2011 Food Warriors will be starting soon!). These interns are collecting data, pictures, and video on the growing practices of our nation’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Food Warrior Interns | Tagged apples, blueberries, carrots, cherries, eggplant, food myths, Real Time Farms, Susie Zammit | 1 Comment

Comparison Shopping: The costs of making your own organic jam

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Corinna

Here is a link to the spreadsheet I made comparing the costs of these organic berry jam options. As the shelves in the basement fill with organic blackberry jam and organic blueberry jam – both picked by yours truly and my family … Continue reading →

Posted in On the Farm | Tagged Berry Jam, Corinna Borden, organic farming, Real Time Farms | 3 Comments

Movers & Shakers: BinBin Pearce, Exploring the Environmental Impact of Food Networks

Posted on August 26, 2011 by realtimefarms

Today we’re interviewing BinBin Pearce, a PhD student at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Her dissertation is about understanding the environmental impacts of various scales of agriculture in the California Bay Area. She is also working on a … Continue reading →

Posted in Food Transparency (the issues) | Tagged binbin pearce, environmental impact, farming, food production, Real Time Farms, sustainability, waste management | 1 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

Café Justo: Coffee for the Community

Posted on August 22, 2011 by realtimefarms

This post is from one of the 18 interns in the Real Time Farms Food Warrior Summer Internship Program. These interns are collect data, pictures, and video on the growing practices of our nation’s farms, collect food artisans’ stories, and document farmers … Continue reading →

Posted in Food Warrior Interns, In the Pantry (food artisans) | Tagged cafe justo, coffee, david beezer, fair trade plus, food warrior interns, mexico, organic, Real Time Farms | 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

The Importance of Biodiversity and Seed Preservation

Posted on August 19, 2011 by realtimefarms

This post is from one of the 18 interns in the Real Time Farms Food Warrior Summer Internship Program. These interns are collecting data, pictures, and video on the growing practices of our nation’s farms, collecting food artisans’ stories, and documenting … Continue reading →

Posted in Food Transparency (the issues), Food Warrior Interns | Tagged biodiversity, food warrior interns, julie tasche, Real Time Farms, sage thymes, seed preservation, seed savers, seed vault | 3 Comments

Rediscovering the Art of Making Vietnamese Cured Meat

Posted on August 18, 2011 by realtimefarms

Today we’re welcoming guest bloggers Oanh Nguyen and Dang Vu. Oanh and Dang founded Rau Om to produce all-natural cured delicacies that are too good to remain so obscure. They maintain a blog where they share their experiments in the kitchen, … Continue reading →

Posted in In the Pantry (food artisans) | Tagged charcuterie, cured meat, Dang Vu, nem chua, Oanh Nguyen, Rau Om, Real Time Farms, san francisco, vietnamese | 4 Comments