Posted by Matt Young
Agriculture, Community, Featured, Food
Thursday, August 26th, 2010
There are a lot more hungry families in Cary and vicinity than you may think, and the numbers are climbing. In June, 31,090 households in Wake County received Food & Nutrition Services (FNS) benefits, with 68,116 individuals receiving benefits that month, according to the North Carolina Division of Social Services. Also in June, 2,737 new applications were submitted for FNS benefits.
Posted by Hal Goodtree
Featured, Food, Go Local
Thursday, August 12th, 2010
The mini-pear tomatoes were fun and tasty. The blueberries were plump and ripe and ready to eat at 2 cartons for $5. It’s been a good season for peppers. Cantaloupes were heavy and sweet. And then there were the watermelons. Field-ripened and massive as artillery shells.
Posted by Hal Goodtree
Agriculture, Featured
Saturday, August 7th, 2010
Cary, NC – The signs are out in Western Cary and Morrisville. Corn Mazes are just a few weeks away.
Posted by Hal Goodtree
Agriculture, Food, Go Local, Shop & Dine
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010
Wedged in behind the confluence of Davis Drive and Salem Church Road is a small farm known as DJ’s Berry Patch. Recently, they decided to sell fresh produce to the public seven days a week.
Posted by Hal Goodtree
Food
Saturday, June 19th, 2010
Cary, NC – Supermarkets are a great convenience. One might say a boon to mobile society. But there’s nothing like farm-fresh produce toward the end of June in North Carolina. See for yourself what looked good this week.
Posted by Matt Young
Agriculture
Monday, May 3rd, 2010
The Western Wake Farmers’ Market is sponsoring FRESH: A Celebration of Local Harvest on Fri., May 21, 6-8 p.m. at The Umstead Hotel & Spa.
Posted by Hal Goodtree
Agriculture
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010
Cary, NC – Here at CaryCitizen world headquarters, the spring lettuce crop is in its full glory. We’re picking young buttercrunch, romain and even oak leaf. The parsley is the size of a small shrub and the garlic is setting up nicely for harvest in June. Since it’s Earth Day, we wanted to know: are [...]
Posted by Hal Goodtree
Agriculture
Wednesday, April 21st, 2010
Cary, NC – I went to the farmers market on Saturday to take a few pictures. I ended up with two bags of groceries.
Posted by Hal Goodtree
Agriculture
Saturday, April 3rd, 2010
Cary, NC – The air was mild and sweet for opening day of Cary’s two Farmers Markets. Yes, we are a rich town, with fresh-from-the-farm produce on sale in two locations every Saturday from April until November.
Posted by Brenda Larson
Food
Thursday, April 1st, 2010
Cary, NC – Since 1992, The Cary Farmers’ Market Downtown has been bringing farm-fresh food and local crafts to the community.
