Seasonal Recipe (May Week 2)
Since eating seasonally can be a real challenge, we’ll occasionally post some tried and true recipes to help you get started… Courtesy of 101Cookbooks.com This week at the Farmer’s Market the asparagus...
View ArticleUSDA Gives $$ for Organic Transition
At the Organic Opportunity showing Susan Clark mentioned at a small part of the Farm Bill was going to farmers transitioning to organic production, and we just had to check it out. Here’s what we...
View ArticleWhen ‘Local’ makes it big what do we lose?
The New York Times ran a piece on May 12th about the co-opting of the term ‘local’ by large-scale agribusiness. It’s not a major surprise. We knew it was coming. Now what? What does it mean for those...
View ArticleJoel Salatin and “FRESH” returning to the NRV
In case (like me) you missed Joel Salatin‘s visit to Virginia Tech last year and the Lyric’s screening of “FRESH” last month, here’s your chance to rectify past wrongs! As part of Radford University’s...
View ArticleOur Second Blacksburg Community Meal
The cooks are busy at work today, so i’ll give our blog followers a short-notice heads-up. We hope you can come! Bring family, bring music, bring a dish, bring a game . . . or just bring your good...
View ArticleSustainable Eating during Earth Week
An event-specific post for our unofficial grand finale will come later; for now, here are several food-focused events you haven’t yet missed this Earth Week! While “sustainable food” is a central and...
View ArticleCommunity Meal This Weekend!
Our final community meal of the semester is this Sunday, and YOU are cordially invited! What: A delicious meal made with food donated from local businesses and farmers. When: Sunday, December 4th 6:30...
View ArticleOn-Campus Farmers Market Today
Hey everyone! Today we have the on campus farmers market in front of Squires on the GLC Plaza from 10:30 till 3:30 pm. Come by for some yummy snacks or just to say hi!
View ArticleSeptember Community Meal
Hey folks! Our first meal of the semester is tomorrow: Sunday, September 16th at Blacksburg United Methodist Church (111 Church Street) Cooking starts at 2pm and the meal will be served at 6:30...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....