Article tagged with: produce

Far Foods Carbon Footprint Labels

Far Foods Carbon Footprint Labels

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Matt Embrey .

So you are buying organic and mostly local, that’s pretty good, but if you live in New England like me come winter time local produce is a little harder to come by so end up buying tomatoes from… China!? The fact is there’s no reliable and easy way to know where your produce is [...]

Veggie Trader: Trade, Buy, or Sell Local Homegrown Produce

Veggie Trader: Trade, Buy, or Sell Local Homegrown Produce

Posted on April 18, 2009 by Derek Markham .

So you’ve harvested more apples than you could possibly eat, but you really want a bunch of tomatoes to put up for the winter. Or all of a sudden you have oodles of cucumbers in your garden, but no peppers. Maybe you want to sell your garden surplus to other local folks, but don’t have a way to get the word out. A new online community, Veggie Trader, could help you to make all of the local garden connections you need this summer.