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...