August 16 | Providence Journal | Related info...
Latino market in Providence gets a healthier food makeover
Farm Fresh RI hopes that the market and others like it will be able to take advantage of its “Market Mobile” program
August 13 | ecoRI | Related info...
New Initiative Corners the Market on Healthy Foods
The initiative is a collaborative project, led by the Environmental Justice League of Rhode Island with support from Farm Fresh Rhode Island, Kids First, the state Department of Health and local high school students.
August 10 | NBC 10 WJAR | Related info...
Healthy Market Makeover
A Providence market is getting a makeover with healthy eating in mind.
August 6 | GoLocalProv | Related info...
RI Local Food Fest
The fourth annual Farm Fresh Rhode Island Local Food Fest was held this past Tuesday evening and by all accounts it was a huge success in showcasing the amazing bounty of local food, culinary talent and delicious products that Rhode Island has to offer.
August 5 | Providence Journal | Related info...
Video: 2010 RI Local Food Fest
The quickest, easiest way to preserve our farmland is to support your local farmer
August 4 | Rhode Island Monthly | Related info...
Food Fest Round-Up
The premise behind the fundraiser is simple -- pair up a dozen of the state's top chefs with area farmers and turn them loose.
August 4 | Newport Patch | Related info...
Local Food Tastes Great at Sold-Out Newport Event
The fundraiser at Castle Hill supported Farm Fresh Rhode Island.
July 27 | The Herald News | Related info...
Heirloom Quality: Chef's 'kitchen garden' makes menu extra special
Every Sunday night Cambra and chefs from around the state and Boston order up produce from about 30 area farms through Farm Fresh Rhode Island’s Market Mobile program.
July 21 | Providence Journal | Related info...
Eat local food, benefit local farms in one Newport event
Chefs will prepare dishes featuring seasonal ingredients; Rhode Island vineyards and breweries will offer samples; plus there will be a silent auction with unique farm and restaurant offerings and live music from Brown Bird.
July 8 | Fox Providence: The Rhode Show | Related info...
Keep your family healthy, eat local
Many farmer's markets around RI
June 18 | Paper Magazine | Related info...
Rhode Island: Just a Taste
All of the ingredients were from local farms via the help of Farm Fresh Rhode Island, a program that connects chefs with local family farms.
June 16 | Providence Journal | Related info...
First Lady’s seal of approval: RI Chef Matt Jennings at the White House
Jennings will involve Farm Fresh Rhode Island to bring its Market Mobile Program of delivering local, fresh food products to the school weekly.
May 28 | Serious Eats
Farm Fresh Rhode Island: Connecting Farmers, Chefs, and Eaters Read more: http://www.seriouseats.com/2010/05/noam-fulmer-execu
Our plan was to identify and address the barriers standing in the way of, say, an Aquidneck potato grower selling to a Providence supermarket. Read more: http://www.seriouseats.com/2010/05/noam-fulmer-executive-director-farm-fresh-rhode-island-farmers-ma
May 24 | ecoRI
Providence Students Cook Up a Batch of Healthy Foods
The program brings together the Environmental Justice League of Rhode Island, Farm Fresh Rhode Island, Kids First, the state Department of Health and two pilot stores to bring a greater variety of fresh, high-quality, high-nutrition, locally grown vegetab
May 15 | Centers for Disease Control (CDC) | Related info...
DNPAO State Program Highlights: Farm-To-Where-You-Are Programs
The Rhode Island Department of Health has partnered with FFRI to market Bonus Bucks at minority health promotion centers across the state, where many of the centers’ clients were not aware of the program. SNAP participation increased sevenfold from the 20
May 1 | Amtrak Arrive Magazine | Related info...
Providence: The Open Market System
Stop by the farmers market for fresh produce, farm-raised beef and shellfish, locally made cheese and confections–
April 21 | Woonsocket Call
Sustainable kitchens: Earth Day offers an opportunity to think about the food we eat and the way it’s produced. Chef Michel Nis
Here in Rhode Island and at Chef Michel Nischan’s restaurant in Westport, Conn., we have access to local, fresh seafood.
April 21 | Brown Daily Herald
Eating local, from farms to College Hill
As part of the organization’s initiative to connect low-income people with better access to local, healthy and fresh food, Farm Fresh accepts food stamps at many of its farmers’ markets. Wholesome Wave Foundation and the Rhode Island Foundation provide th
April 20 | Providence Business News | Related info...
R.I. gets first home-grown bread in years
The rye bread is the fruit of the R.I. Rye Project, a partnership between Seven Stars, Schartner Farms in Exeter and Kenyon’s Grist Mill in South Kingstown to farm, mill and bake bread in Rhode Island.
April 16 | Providence Phoenix | Related info...
Best Saturday Morning Gatherings 2010: Springtime Farmers Market
More than 50 vendors bring their wares to the former mill building, with doors to studios and small businesses flung open between the tables piled with eggs, cider, homemade jams and sauces, honey, maple syrup, meats, cheeses, seafood, herbs, greens...
April 16 | Providence Phoenix | Related info...
Best Organic Produce 2010: Hope Street Farmers Market
Readers Choice
April 14 | Providence Journal | Related info...
From the farm to the table: The story of R.I. Rye Bread
This story, which began at a Rhode Island farm and ends on a Rhode Island plate, was created by simply linking neighboring small businesses.
April 13 | Tonic | Related info...
Rhode Island Hosts its First Groundbreaking Breadbreaking
The cooperative local effort was brokered by Farm Fresh, a nonprofit dedicated to promoted locally-grown, fresh, sustainable foods and farmers markets in Rhode Island.
April 12 | Providence en Español | Related info...
Eating Nutriously: the Healthy Corner Store Initiative [A COMER NUTRITIVAMENTE: Implementan proyecto Bodegas Saludables]
La coalición proveerá a los dueños de los establecimientos comerciales apoyo y recursos como ... relacionar a los propietarios de negocios a adquirir en fuentes fiables, frutas y verduras cultivadas aquí en Rhode Island.
March 24 | Providence Journal
Easter lamb recipes start with R.I. sheep
If you give a cook a lamb recipe, say something yummy with a mint pesto or a cran-orange stuffing, she has to find the best meat and that would be local and farm-raised.
March 1 | VISTA Viewfinder
Reaping Healthy Lessons from an Undernourished System
Building the infrastructure for making nutritious food available to all is a key component of Hannah Mellion’s service with Farm Fresh Rhode Island.
February 19 | Fox 12 Providence | Related info...
In the kitchen with Newport Restaurant Group: Simmons Farm Pork Chops
In the middle of February, Chef Jonathan Cambra of Newport Restaurant Group cooks meat and veggies from Rhode Island farms
February 18 | Brown Daily Herald | Related info...
Farmers market shopping is a SNAP
Thanks to continued efforts by Farm Fresh Rhode Island and state advocacy groups, even those on the tightest of budgets can “dig in.”
February 15 | NBC 10 WJAR | Related info...
Winter farmers’ markets help area families
Farmers’ markets are quite the hot spots in the winter months. For some people, they’re a way to get help putting food on the table.
February 11 | The College Hill Independent | Related info...
Salad days
On January 25, Farm Fresh Rhode Island—a nonprofit that supports the state’s local food system—and the Department of Children, Youth and Families’ (DCYF) Division of Juvenile Corrections launched the Harvest Kitchen Project, a fifteen-week training progra
February 9 | 94HJY - Paul & Al Show | Related info...
Al'z Food Blog: The Pawtucket Wintertime Farmers Market
The market simply knocked me off my feet with the incredible diversity of vegetables, meats, breads, cheeses and other food products available.
February 9 | ecoRI | Related info...
Food Sustainability Faces Plenty of Challenges
Local Food Forum Focused On Buying Locally to Help R.I. Economy, Your Health
February 8 | Fox 12 Providence | Related info...
Importance of buying fresh food locally
Ben Hague recently attended a luncheon hosted by Farm Fresh Rhode Island to see the importance of supporting our local farmers.
February 3 | Providence Journal | Related info...
Food stamp sales way up at R.I. farmers' markets
All this is part of attempt by Farm Fresh to make sure every Rhode Islander is able to participate in farm fresh food.
January 25 | Charlestown Press | Related info...
These farmers are working on new markets
Steve and Pat Gardiner were impressed by a Farm Fresh Rhode Island farmers' market in Pawtucket three years ago and thought it made good sense to create one in the Wakefield area.
January 20 | Providence Journal | Related info...
Now’s the time to sign up for farm-fresh food
This year the list of local Rhode Island farms with community supported agriculture programs is more than two dozen, and if you expand to nearby Massachusetts’ farms the list grows longer yet.
January 6 | Providence Journal
You can buy Maine shrimp by subscription
This is the first Community Supported Fisheries (CSF) program in Rhode Island, said Noah Fulmer, director of Farm Fresh Rhode Island.
January 6 | Providence Journal
Here’s to a delicious, ‘sustainable’ 2010
It’s been a buzz word for years, but I think for Rhode Island it really became a way of life this year. Look at Farm Fresh Rhode Island’s Wintertime Farmers’ Market at the Hope Artiste Village in Pawtucket...