Westmont Farmers Market adds Balic Winery to its vendors

Local foods bought at Westmont Farmers Market | southjerseylocavore.com

Look how beautiful and colorful the foods I brought home from the Westmont Farmers Market are. The cherries have finally arrived, the yellow squash and zucchini were plentiful, the herbs were fresh, the tomatoes were grown in a local hot house, and there were a few items, like the red peppers, shipped in from elsewhere [...]

Locavore odds and ends: By this time next week, there will be farmers markets!

Rittenhouse Farmers Market | southjerseylocavore.com

Earlier this week, I posted the opening dates for farmers markets in South Jersey that open in May. On Wednesday, May 1, the Westmont Farmers Market will kick off the season, followed closely by the Collingswood Farmers Market the following Saturday morning. It’s a beautiful Saturday morning as I type this, and I wish there [...]

5 things I loved at the Philly Farm & Food Fest

2013 Philly Farm & Food Fest | southjerseylocavore.com

Last Sunday, over 4,000 people attended the Philly Farm & Food Fest. The place was packed when I got there a half hour after the doors opened. I have a few products that I discovered that I want to dedicate entire posts to in the upcoming weeks,but I thought I’d start with a list of [...]