Mary Crimmins

God Bless the South. We are so behind the times. LA has had juice bars on every corner for decades I imagine. Nashville, less than a year. In fact, only within the past month have 2 of the 3 juice bars in Nashville swung open their doors. For those of you who know me, I [...]

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. [...]

Is that not the cutest little picture? Well that big day is coming up and this may be the first year that you’ve even thought about going local. Or if you haven’t, then you are in the right place. If you’re like most lucky couples in America: your man schedules for 1-800-Flowers to come bring [...]

It’s hard to imagine a world where our weather patterns actually determine how much or little we can eat. Last year I was selling milk for a local farmer at the Market since he couldn’t physically be there. We had our usual Friday deliver for my Saturday market. I called him up Thursday night to [...]

Today I threw out a slew of several different kinds of summer squash that began to mold in my fridge. Yuck! This is when I realized that I really don’t care for summer squash. The taste for me is just bland and unimaginative. I’ve made grilled squash, sauteed squash, fried squash, squash casserole, squash gratin, [...]

Well, I am not a coffee drinker, but I do like a good Iced Chai Tea every once in a while. Eating locally means I have given up Starbucks and solely hit up locally owned coffee shops for my fix. This morning I was at a local coffee shop called Frothy Monkey here in Nashville. [...]

Click to Enlarge Yesterday at the 12 South Farmers Market, I met a lady named Jessica who was intrigued by the Eat Local Challenge, but had a few concerns. She was nervous that a few of her staples would be hard to find locally- which included milk, peanut butter, and pasta. To her surprise, she [...]