Mary Crimmins

Farmers Markets have been gaining in popularity all across the country. Woo-hoo! It’s so encouraging to see new small farms pop up each year. In fact, I just met a new farmer last weekend at my local market and was able to ask him all about his growing practices. We had a long conversation about [...]

When asked what my favorite season is, I will typically respond with Autumn. That is until I re-live the beauty of Spring. I absolutely love the Spring season! There is so much hope, and so much sweetness as things begin to blossom and grow. Plus, I absolutely LOVE the local food scene during the Spring. [...]

(Image Source) I am excited to announce that this week is National Farmers Market Week. Every year America has the opportunity to focus on how abundant the benefits of local food are. Whether it be supporting local farms and your local economy, enjoying fresh food, or battling issues of obesity – these benefits are note [...]

Last night I had the privilege of eating at the first ever Farm Supper hosted by Burger Up here in Nashville. The idea is that each month, Burger Up will host a dinner celebrating a local purveyor that they feature at the restaurant. And each time they will bring in a new chef that values great food [...]

(Sunburned bell pepper) This past week, temperatures in Nashville got up into triple digits and I’m pretty sure much of the country is experiencing heat waves (except of course if you live in Maine or Washington – also we hate you).  I spent the later part of the day outside on Tuesday running my local Farmer’s Market. [...]

Today we have a guest post from Anabelle Harari. Anabelle is a recent Mount Holyoke College graduate, lover of cheese, and urban gardener. She writes about local food as an agent of change on her blog: The Local Belle. You can connect with Anabelle on twitter @thelocalbelle. I’ve been traveling around South Asia for about six [...]

I always love when local food and farmers markets make national news. It gives me hope that more and more people are becoming aware of just how important our food is. This past week there has been a lot of buzz around a survey that the W.K. Kellogg Foundation conducted. The survey confirmed that a majority [...]