Tag Archives: Real Time Farms

Reflections on the One Year Anniversary of the Egg Recall

A year ago this month, there was a national egg recall. You would think more communities would be welcoming the chicken to backyards as a result. Unfortunately, that does not seem to be the case – many cities are still … Continue reading

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Touring and Tasting at Theo: Explore the Origins of Your Chocolate

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

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Top 100 Farmers Market Photos : 15K searched. 100 chosen.

Over 15,ooo photos have been posted to Real Time Farms since the site’s launch last April. That’s the work of everyday people like you and me… crazy awesome, right?! To honor National Farmers Market Week, Real Time Farms’ Gastronomic Guru Lindsay-Jean Hard … Continue reading

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A Sweet Spoonful for Pollen Problems

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

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Have You Tried: Making Berry Jam?

As our household creeps toward food self-sufficiency, you would think our decision to keep backyard chickens would incite more concern than canning fruits and vegetables. However, botulism is a big word and scenes from Louisa May Alcott books where women … Continue reading

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Who Says Kids Don’t Like Spinach? School Gardens Get Kids Eating Vegetables

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

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A Pizza Journey

Today we’re welcoming guest blogger Nick Fassler, Real Time Farms’ summer MBA intern. Nick is currently an MBA/MS student at the Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise at the University of Michigan. When he’s not doing school work or helping … Continue reading

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Pesticide Science

I recently took Oprah’s Test Your Food IQ online quiz. It is five questions about food choices, food miles, pesticides, and antibiotics in animals. Such quizzes remind me of a constant choices I make as a food consumer when I … Continue reading

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From Pyramid to Plate

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

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5 Must-Try Food Destinations in Detroit

1. Avalon International Breads (first Detroit eatery to use Real Time Farms) Jackie Victor, co-founder of Avalon (the one with the t-shirt), meets me outside on a sunny day, as a man in front of me relaxes with his iced … Continue reading

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