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I love the River Market
Sunday morning in Kansas City, it’s a mild 75 degrees, overcast…and the River Market is humming with life. I love going down there, whether it is crowded or not. There are probably 25 flea market tables set up, trash and … Continue reading
The Farmer’s Market
For the longest running farmer’s market in Kansas City, you go to the River Market, right off of Grand Avenue. This photo from the 50s shows local farmers peddling local produce from local farms, in season. The food does not … Continue reading
Unsustainable, Sustainable
Modern farming is unsustainable. It costs more to raise corn and soy that a farmer can get at market prices. If it were not for the welfare of the Federal government, farmers would all go broke the first year. 2 … Continue reading
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Tagged farmer's market, farming, holistic farming, natural food, real corn, real food, real meat recipes
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Truer Words Were Never Spoken
This headline could have been the tagline for my favorite book concerning dietary science and the history of dietary recommendations in the US, “The Big Fat Surprise”– Nutritional Science Isn’t Very Scientific In the online magazine Slate this morning they … Continue reading
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Tagged carbohydrates, eating healthy, Eating Right, farmer's market, healthy eating, potatoes, processed foods, real food
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Selling Convenience
More than half of the problem with the foods we eat in the US stem from the market’s attempts to make everything convenient for us. Convenience is a way to add value to foods, value meaning profit in this case. … Continue reading
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Tagged artificial ingredients, farmer's market, fertilizer, local food, real food
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Pay The Minimum
Living in a dirt-floored hut with no running water or toilet facilities…no bed to sleep on…no pay for months until the boss says the job is done…necessities for sale a the company store for many times their street value to … Continue reading
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Tagged farmer's market, Food Chains, local food, migrant workers, minimum wage, modern day slavery, new peasants, real food
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Know Your Farmer
When I tell people that they should purchase foods from the farmer at the farmer’s market, or from a friend who farms, sometimes I get the argument “we all can’t eat local foods, there just aren’t enough local farmers … Continue reading
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Tagged BUY LOCAL, farmer's market, honey, imported foods, local foods
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Modern Day Slavery
If you want to make a one hundred percent sure-fire contribution to a better world, buy local. I constantly sing the praises of local food suppliers and I have listed the good, compelling reasons to get to know your local … Continue reading
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Tagged BUY LOCAL, farmer's market, HUMAN RIGHTS, local food, SLAVE CONDITIONS, SLAVE WAGES
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Now Is The Time
If you live in the Northern Hemisphere like I do, now is the time to be thinking about buying fresh foods from your local farmer’s market. Right now most of the produce that is locally grown is at it’s prime, … Continue reading
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Tagged canning, canning tomatoes, farmer's market, local food
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One Small Change at a Time 