Farmers' market

Alfalfa Sprouts, the Newest Pathogen Carrier In the world today, nobody is safe. Whether it is from terrorist attacks, falling meteors or food outbreaks. Recently, there have been food produce outbreaks related to raw sprouts, especially alfalfa sprouts. These outbreaks have been related mostly to the pathogens Escherichia Coli 0157:H7 and Salmonella. Some symptoms related to these pathogens include diarrhea, cramps, stomach pain, and potential fever. These symptoms alone make people want to be

Simplot, a man who created his own potato growing business and became a billionaire. “Eat local organic food if you like, but don’t kid yourself that it’s ‘green’” is a story about a man who is trying to inform those that just because you shop in a farmers market, you aren’t helping save the planet, but you’re actually doing the opposite of helping. Both stories talk about food and both involve growing food, but the general idea of each story differs from each other. The first story is telling you the

My topic is local produce. I chose this topic because I am really interested in the different types of food people consume and how it affects their health. The big question I will be answering is whether or not to buy local or non-local foods. I will go over which is safer for the economy, the environment, and people. After I research this, I will then find which one is better to buy. This is a question that each person should ponder before deciding which type of food to buy. My hypothesis is that

In fact, there were only Spanish supermarkets, which are different than a Mexican market, which I was interested to explore. From my understanding, in Philadelphia people of Spanish culture are considered Dominican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, and other countries of Spanish decent. There are Puerto Rican neighborhoods and Dominican neighborhoods

The American attitude has always been to work as long, and as hard as possible. Not everyone agrees with this idea, but for those who do, why is that? Is it because that is what they were told? Is it because they are truly passionate about what they do? Perhaps it is so they can just afford to buy what is needed to live. However, what about those who work overtime just so they can afford the luxuries like going on vacation, or buying a new phone? This need for luxuries dates back since after the

Kids Foundation • Whole Cities Foundation At Whole Foods, we have an interesting program entitled “Local Producer Loan Program.” As you know Mr. Robb, Whole Foods loves committing to fresh and local food and with this program we are helping local farmers in the process. Whole Foods are offering certain amounts of cash to local producers

away from being a social responsible inept grocery chain with one that is admired and respected in the community and is an example of corporate citizenship. As a result, Company Q stakeholders that include the owners, managers, employees, customers, farmers and distributors will benefit from being a part of a strong and economically viable grocery

Farmer’s Market Blog Post Prize Candle Goes to the Farmers Market! Farmers Markets are a great summer tradition, but we visited our local Farmers Market to help get us ready for fall. We decided to send one of our employees down to the market to get us ready for fall Here’s what she discovered. 1. Fall Flowers: While your gardens might be resting, that doesn’t mean you can’t have a fun display of fall flowers. Think sunflowers, dried lavender bundles, and anything red. IMAGE: gallery of flowers

Having Farmers Markets In a nation where caring about our health and wellness is of top priority, we often wonder why eating healthy is so much more expensive. If it’s better for everyone, why does it cost so much more than most unhealthy food choices, and what can we do to change this? Supporting the sale of local foods by encouraging farmer’s markets in every city and town across the nation, would be the best solution to this mind boggling problem no one seems to know the answer to. Farmers markets

Wytheville Farmers’ Market (WFM) is more than a market – it is an experience enjoyed by more than 6,000 customers annually! Our customers, which are comprised of locals and out-of-town visitors, also do additional shopping at local businesses after they stop at the WFM. The WFM has increased public awareness about the benefits of shopping locally, which serves as an important tool for economic growth for all local businesses. The WFM would like to collaborate with you even further via our farmers’ market