Where to Buy Local Food When the Farmers Market Closes for the Season
Your farmers market closes for the season, but the farmers do not. Seven practical ways to keep buying local food all winter, from winter markets to preorders.
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Why Local Fruit Tastes Better Than Grocery Store Fruit
It is not nostalgia or marketing. Ripeness at picking, distance, cold storage and shipping-bred varieties explain why local fruit tastes better than…
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The Farmers Market Winter Squash Guide: Which One to Buy for Roasting, Soup, and Pie
Nine winter squash varieties decoded: which to roast, which to blend into soup, which to bake into pie, and how to pick…
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Farmers Market Etiquette: 14 Things Regulars Know That First-Timers Don’t
The unwritten rules of the farmers market, from cash and squeezing to when to actually show up. Fourteen small habits that make…
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What’s at the Farmers Market in August? Your Peak-Summer Shopping Guide
August is the market at its most generous — tomatoes, corn, melons, peppers, and stone fruit all at once. Here's what to…
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How to Pick a Perfectly Ripe Melon at the Farmers Market
A ripe local melon is one of summer's great pleasures — and a mealy one is a letdown. Here's how to choose…
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What to Ask a Farmer at the Market (And Why They Love the Questions)
The best thing at the farmers market isn't on the table — it's the person behind it. Here are the questions that…
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