…where do the farmers go? – By the Veggie Fairy Team With the warm days of summer behind us, many Virginia farmers markets are folding up their tents for the winter. It’s not because farmers have nothing more to sell. It’s because most of us shoppers would rather stay inside where it’s warm and snug […]
Restaurant fire leaves workers jobless, so Seasonal Roots steps up! – By Kristin Henderson, Chief Veggie Conversationalist Early on a Saturday morning, a fire broke out in the kitchen area of a taco restaurant called Don’t Look Back, which is located in the Carytown section of Richmond. Good news, bad news The good news is, […]
How to throw just about all your local food on the barbie – By the Veggie Fairy Team You can cook a whole Labor Day meal on the grill, even if the food you’re making varies in how it should be cooked. The secret The secret to doing it is to create two zones, one […]
…even if sometimes it goes bad before you can eat it! – By the Veggie Fairy Team Your body needs the live enzymes found in fresh fruits and vegetables. Enzymes activate and carry out all your body’s biological processes, including digestion and nerve impulses – and it’s theorized that those enzymes need to be replenished […]
The solution is online – By the Veggie Fairy Team That candy in the checkout line – is it calling to you? Do those processed foods in the supermarket aisles have the power to turn your good intentions to mush? Apparently, the best way to stay strong, reduce impulse purchases, and keep junk food out […]
5 reasons why markets are worth celebrating every week! – By the Veggie Fairy Team National Farmers Market Week is all about the markets that serve as a bridge between farmers and families. Whether they’re in-person farmers markets or online farmers markets like Seasonal Roots, local farmers markets… #1 Increase access to nutritious food Online […]
What happens when the water runs out? – By Duane Slyder, Head Veggie Fairy & founder of Seasonal Roots: A few years ago, I visited California’s Tulare County (pictured) with the Northern Neck Growers Association and 21 of Virginia’s finest farmers. We toured fields full of almond trees, sweet potatoes, lettuce, radicchio, and more. Tulare […]
Farmers markets: A summer treat; winter, not so much – Third in a 4-part series on Virginia farmers markets – By Kristin Henderson, chief veggie conversationalist: (Part 2: Northern Virginia farmers markets) (Part 4: Richmond farmers markets) On a sunny weekend, I love wandering past rows of beautiful fruits, veggies, and artisan fare at a […]