Tag Archives: USDA

Food for all, Farmers Markets for all

Posted on August 8, 2012 by realtimefarms

Today we’re welcoming guest blogger Abbey Vannoy, who balances her time working at Hunger Free Colorado, farming with UrbiCulture Community Farms and sharing the kitchen with her chef partner. She found her passion for food justice during her travels, especially while … Continue reading →

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Sprout City Farms Misses Their School

Posted on August 7, 2012 by realtimefarms

During the school year, the Denver Green School is full of children playing and learning. Of course, summer vacation puts a damper on this; no students are asking for a mint leaf as they reach their hands over the fence between the playground … Continue reading →

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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 →

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

Posted on August 7, 2011 by cararosaen

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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From Pyramid to Plate

Posted on July 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 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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Food Labels and Certifications: What Does it All Mean?

Posted on July 15, 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 →

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Encomium for the USDA and the glory of the DC/Baltimore foodworld!

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Corinna

(Other than being a good word for freerice.com, encomium denotes a song of praise.) Just in time for a perfect week of spring weather, I visited DC (my hometown) and Baltimore to walk up and down the Mall, visit the … Continue reading →

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