Yearly Archives: 2010
Grant awarded to PFM
State awards nearly $5,000 to Plymouth Farmer’s Market
By Kathryn Koch
Saturday July 26, 2008
As he stopped by each of the vendor’s booths at the Plymouth Farmers’ Market Thursday afternoon, Department of Agricultural Resources Commissioner Doug Petersen got a close look at some of the best fresh vegetables, flowers and pies Plymouth has to offer.
Petersen’s tour of [...]
The AG TAG!
The AG TAG!
Show your support for local farmers by purchasing an "AG TAG" specialty license plate. A minimum of 1,500 plates reserved is required before the RMV will begin this special plate production – help us achieve our goal!
Support your local farmers and Mass Farmers’ Markets by purchasing the Massachusetts Agriculture specialty license plate. Proceeds [...]
To market, to market
To market, to market…
By Casey Meserve, Wicked Local Plymouth
Thursday July 3, 2008
Double chocolate buns have chocolate chunks, chocolate dough and big grains of sugar sprinkled over their crusty tops.
They smell like heaven and taste sinful.
There were other smells too, and sights and sounds at the Plymouth Farmers’ Market. The cowbell clanged to open the market; [...]
Eating good in the neighborhood
Eating good in the neighborhood
By Kyle Sutton, The Patriot Ledger
Posted Jun 25, 2008 @ 07:18 AM
Maybe it’s the comfort of knowing exactly where your food is coming from, or the opportunity to meet your local farmer in person and get to know their growing techniques first-hand. Perhaps it’s just that the produce always is so [...]
Update from the Plymouth Farmers' Markets
Update from the Plymouth Farmers’ Markets
The cow bell rang in a robust 2008 market season in Plymouth! Opening days were wild with many, many people coming to Stephens Field on Thursday afternoon and to the Courthouse Green on Saturday morning to greet the farmers, bakers and candlestick makers (all the other specialty folks!) Thank you [...]
Locally Grown Foods are Delicious
Locally Grown Foods are Delicious
June 16, 2008
Written by Michelle Conway, The Duxbury Clipper
The two trendiest words in the food industry right now are “terroir” and “locavore.” A locavore is a person who chooses locally grown and produced foods. Terroir is a bit trickier to explain; it refers to the unique qualities that a foods environment [...]
Market inspiration
Market inspiration
Mind your budget at the farmers’ market
By Matthew Card, www.culinate.com
June 16, 2008
While I heartily endorse shopping at the local farmers’ market, the prices throughout the spring are often quite dear, and the tab for a week’s worth of perishables can be shocking. How do you eat well from the farmers’ market without blowing your [...]
TOMATO WARNING REMINDER: KNOW WHERE YOUR FOOD COMES FROM
TOMATO WARNING REMINDER: KNOW WHERE YOUR FOOD COMES FROM
June 13, 2008
This week’s Food and Drug Administration warning to avoid certain tomato varieties which may carry salmonella, is a reminder, as tomato season begins in many parts of the country, that eating from sources close to home that you know and trust is one way to [...]
