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Favourite places and dishes in southern Tuscany and Umbria, esp in/near Montepulciano, Chiusi, San Casciano dei Bagni, Assisi, Orvieto and Perugia

prima
by prima 4 years ago

This will be my first visit to southern Tuscany and to Umbria. I've looked at older posts, was hoping for some fresh recommendations. We will probably focus on trattorias and other inexpensive to...

Inzana Ranch

Melanie Wong
by Melanie Wong 1 year ago

A couple weeks ago I bought some spectacular fresh figs from Inzana Ranch at the Monday evening farmers market in Pacific Grove. I tried a couple peaches too and these were luscious, tree-ripened, ...

CAFPC: 2020 California Food Policy Report

Melanie Wong
by Melanie Wong 2 months ago

"...California is uniquely positioned to address the linked conditions of racial, food, and climate injustices, and their intergenerational impacts. As a global leader in food production, Californi...

Secret Bakery | Salinas & Greenfield

Melanie Wong
by Melanie Wong 1 year ago

One of this season's farmers market discoveries is Secret Bakery, vending at the Oldtown Salinas market on Saturday morning's or at Flora's Farm in Greenfield on Sundays. The cottage baker works ma...

Maison Porcella Artisanal Charcuterie | Farmers Markets & Santa Rosa Pop-Up

Melanie Wong
by Melanie Wong 3 months ago

Last month i caught up with Maison Porcella's booth at the Saturday farmers market in Healdsburg for the first time. I admired the beautiful tourte on display for holiday orders. Not easy to decide...

SF Peninsula Grocers (San Mateo)

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by nogimmicks 4 months ago

I recently moved from Berkeley to San Mateo. I have been struggling to find good produce. I loved going to Monterey Mart, Berkeley Bowl for high quality, affordable produce. I have strong distas...

Fresh quince in TO

prima
by prima 6 months ago

Has anyone seen fresh quince in the GTA recently? Either at stores or a farmers’ market? TIA

Corralitos foodshed

Melanie Wong
by Melanie Wong 1 year ago

Do you shop at the Corralitos Farm & Garden market on Sundays from 11 to 2? I just learned about it. Mariquita's flowers are there. https://www.instagram.com/p/CBs-Ac2hgSQt6Ql20O8yWN432seysnGc7nLq...

Reed Avocados in San Francisco?

OC Mutt
by OC Mutt 2 years ago

Does anyone know where I can find Reed Avocados in San Francisco (store, farmer's market, underground connections, anything)? They're plentiful at Farmer's Markets in Southern Cal, but I never see...

5th Annual Massachusetts Eat Local Month, August 2021

Melanie Wong
by Melanie Wong 7 months ago

Sharing this email message: "We have a number of exciting programs coming up with the Sustainable Business Network of MA! The 5th Annual Massachusetts Eat Local Month is a statewide campaign...

Fresh huitlacoche

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by ThorNYC 8 months ago

Has anyone seen fresh huitlacoche (also spelled cuitlacoche, and also known as corn smut), the blue fungus that grows on fresh corn, in stores or farmers markets in NYC? It's on a number of menus ...

Picnic Basket Dining at Stone Barns, Tarrytown...

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by gutreactions 1 year ago

Blue Hill at Stone Barns is opening the grounds for Picnic Basket Dining on their patio or on the surrounding grass. It is by pre-paid reservation only. Apparently, spots are selling out quickly. C...

Gifted, frozen, quartered pig?

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by terrylab 10 months ago

We've been gifted a total of 21# of new farmer first time pig meat. 2 smaller front legs, 2 larger hind legs, and a ?torso. We're predominantly vegetarian, but having a group of people come throu...

Larchmont Farmers Market kicks off new season...

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by gutreactions 11 months ago

Here they come! A new season for farmers markets all over the metro New York area is kicking off on Saturday in Larchmont. Their popular spring/summer market begins at 8:30 a.m. on the Metro-North ...

GTA CSA subscriptions

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by burkie 2 years ago

Hi Toronto food friends - As I'm not able to support local farmers and producers at the market right now, does anyone have a good CSA recommendation? I know farmers won't really have much in terms ...

Anna's Seafood online ordering & delivery (<50 miles from Petaluma)

Melanie Wong
by Melanie Wong 2 years ago

Last Saturday I was happy to shop again at the Healdsburg farmers market and waited more than 20 minutes for my turn at Anna's Seafood booth. I picked up some pristine ling cod fillets and a hunk o...

Buyers Beware!!!... Cooper's Csa Farm & Maze, Zephyr, Ont., (www.coopersfarm.ca)

Charles Yu
by Charles Yu 1 year ago

I just opened up a pack of thick cut sliced bacon from this vendor. It must be one of the most unappealing, unappetizing, ugly and fat bacon product I have ever come across! Bacon?!.....my foot! Mo...

Intrepid shoppers at winter Farmers Market, Ossining...

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by gutreactions 1 year ago

It was a cold morning, but we decided to take a drive to the outdoor Winter Farmers Market in Ossining. It operates Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. There were perhaps 6 or 7 vendors in place whe...

Please help me identify these winter squashes

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by annaesm 1 year ago

I bought them at Grand Army Plaza a week ago Saturday. They were among the smallest ones the vendor had. The type was listed, but I forgot it. They appear pretty dense and hard. I assume they ca...

Healdsburg's Young & Yonder hand sanitizer (and list of American distilleries fighting Covid-19)

Melanie Wong
by Melanie Wong 2 years ago

At the Saturday morning Healdsburg Farmers Market, I picked up a small bottle of hand sanitizer at the booth of Bernier Farms. It's 80% alcohol by volume and listed ingredients are alcohol, hydroge...