Market News
Lighting a Fire in the Heart with Native Plants
Lighting a Fire in the Heart
Native plant talk and slide show
January 12, 4-4:30 in the Patuxet Room
Louise Barteau
Artist and native plant gardener, Louise Barteau discovered native plants while volunteering in a birding park in Philadelphia. Part personal history, part gardening story, part art project, Louise will tell the story of how she came to [...]
The Future of the Plymouth Farmers’ Market
2012 Market Season Update:
Recently, the Town of Plymouth published a Request for Proposal for a farmers market, an RFP. The bids are due January 26. Why? Two parties have insisted to the town they want to run a farmers market on the same days and locations as the established Plymouth Farmers' Markets.
Currently, the special [...]
Redeem EBT/SNAP Benefits in Plymouth!
Plymouth Farmers' Market begins EBT/SNAP redemption!
According to the Patriot ledger, the number of EBT/SNAP benEficiaries (formerly known as food stamps) has doubled on the south shore in the last year with 15% of us needing this food assistance to feed the family. The Plymouth Farmers' Market is pleased to announce we were awarded a grant [...]
Winter-into-Spring Market at Plimoth Plantation
Winter-into-Spring Market at Plimoth Plantation!
WINTER…
The Plymouth Winter-into-Spring Market at Plimoth Plantation will be held on the second Thursday of the month from 2:30 till 6:30: November 10, December 8, January 12, February 9, March 8 and April 12. This event is free and open to the public! Everyone is welcome!
Thursday, January 12, 2:30-6:30, "THREE [...]
Market Friendship, with Benefits!
This Friendship has *Benefits!
*scroll down to see this weeks benefits
Join the Plymouth farmers' Market to support the cause of Local Foods and to generate our local food economy:
Become a Friend!
For a $25 Gift to the Farmers market, Friends receive a card (see example above!) Your card will be the ticket to weekly Specials, discounts, [...]
Eat Me, I’m a weed in your yard!
Garlic Mustard, an invasive plant worth eating!
By Paula Marcoux, edible South Shore writer
CLICK image to see story and recipe!
Are Farmers’ Markets More Expensive?
Most people think farmers' markets are more expensive than supermarkets—but studies don't always support that conclusion. In fact, they're often cheaper…
So, is buying produce at the farmers' market more expensive than at the grocery store? Here is some research to consider:
From Poltics of the Plate
From The Atlantic
Chop, Fry, Boil: Eating for 1 or 6 Billion
December 31, 2010
Chop, Fry, Boil: Eating for One, or 6 Billion
By MARK BITTMAN
“Revolutionary” diet books flood the market this time of year, promising a life changed permanently and for the better — yes, in just 10 to 30 days! — but, as everyone knows, the key to eating better begins with a diet of [...]
Winter-into-Spring Market at Plimoth Plantation
Winter-into-Spring Market at Plimoth Plantation!
WINTER…
The Plymouth Local Foods Winter-into-Spring Market at Plimoth Plantation will be held on the second Thursday of the month from 2:30 till 6:30: December 9, January 13, February 10, March 10 and April 14. This event is free and open to the public! Browse the tables of root crops, greens, fresh [...]
Holy Shit: A Manure Renaissance!
Manure Renaissance? Why a Fertilizer Crisis May (Thankfully) Make Farmers Ditch the Chemicals for Old-Fashioned Poop
By Gene Logsdon at Chelsea Green Publishing
as seen on Alternet
People talk about Peak Oil, but we're also at Peak Fertilizer. Without plenty of some kind of fertilizer, there will not be enough food to go around.
December 17, 2010 |
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