Category: 7 Why Local Food?

Your body is your home, your sanctuary, your responsibility. You only get one body, in which that body takes care of you every single day, you owe it to treat…

Eating sustainably is choosing nutritious foods for our own bodies while also making choices to support the health of our earth. Practicing sustainability reduces the use of fossil fuels and other limited natural…

Editor’s Note: We love having guest posts from local businesses, farms or individuals- contact us if you have something blog-worthy! Today’s post celebrates the winter farmers’ markets – see our…

What is the first thought that comes to mind when you think of a farmers’ market? For me, one of the first words is color. Every single time I stroll…

From chemical fertilizers and pesticides to the fuel being used to transport “food” cross-country, our country is using an outrageous amount of fossil fuels and is emitting a shameful amount of greenhouse…

How could you resist the beautiful colors, aromatic smells and companionable people excited to make conversation over their pride and joy? A farmers’ market is a place  where you not…

What’s with all this hype about buying food from local farm stands and signing up for farm shares or knowing where food is coming from? Isn’t it easier for people…

I met with Chef Matt Louis at a coffee shop in Portsmouth on a drizzly Monday evening. For those who may not know, Chef Matt Louis is the Chef and…

Howdy everyone! This week’s blog post is my final post for the food waste survey responses I’ve been sharing. For those of you who haven’t read my past posts, I…

Hello everyone! This week I’m going to continue to share with you what my friends, family, and colleagues had to say about two more of my food waste questions. Last…

Howdy folks! For the last few days I’ve been surveying friends, classmates, family, and acquaintances in my life to find out what the people around me know and believe in-…