Description
When was the last time you bought a tomato that was just... a tomato? Frequently every piece of food is labeled as "organic", "sustainable, "non-GMO", "ethical", or "natural". What do all these terms even mean? Do they matter? Should we even be paying attention to them? And, at the end of the day, is the produce direct from a farmer any different than the produce at the grocery store? Finding answers about your food can be hard. We hope to shed some light on these words, and help you start thinking differently about the foods you buy.
Though most of us think of farmers as being rugged, old, simple country men, modern farmers are so much more than that. The people who grow and raise our food are innovators, taste makers, and culture shapers. The food we eat is one of the most defining things about our culture, and it's easy to...
Published 01/27/21
One of our most common questions at the market is "Do you have bananas?" (or avocadoes, or coconuts, or...) Since so many people needed to ask, we thought we would get our answer on record! Yes, we have no bananas. (At least most of the time.) A farmers market has the bounty of the season, and...
Published 12/03/20