Graphic from Yes Magazine Those of us committed to buying from local farmers feel like we're having a positive impact on our communities. Now it's a little easier to quantify that impact, thanks to two recent studies …
Tag: Farmers Market
Who’s got fresh food?
Image via Wikipedia If you're interested in buying local food, you may already be shopping at one or more of these Delaware River Valley farmer's markets, farm markets or community supported agriculture (CSA) programs. They're all …
A Green (silver) lining?
The latter part of 2008 marked the beginning of the economic downturn. But was it also the dawn of something more positive? There's growing evidence to suggest that just as the economy was cooling, demand for all things green-sustainable-and-local was heating up, taking a trend long …

Fresh food
One manifestation of localism that clearly has taken off in the past few years is "locavorism." The local food movement seems to be flourishing wherever there are affluent, discerning consumers, adventurous chefs and an ample supply of …