Fresh from the market: July 24th

I started this feature last week, and will list for you throughout the local growing season the kinds of vegetables and fruits available at many local farmers’ markets. Here’s this week’s freshly picked vegetables: Asian turnips, basil, beets, cabbage, chard, collards, cucumbers, eggplant, fennel, fresh garlic, green beans, green peppers, herbs, hot peppers, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, [...]

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Food, Inc. Documentary at the County

For an enlightening and provocative inside look at how our food is being produced in the U.S. food industry and who’s “in the kitchen,” the new documentary Food, Inc. is showing at the County Theater, 20 E. State St. in Doylestown through this weekend. The film opened in New York last month and is beginning [...]

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Fresh from the market this week…

I’m starting a new feature for the growing season. “Fresh from the market this week…” will alert you to the kinds of vegetables and fruits you can expect to find at area farmers’ markets. Hopefully it will help you plan the week and maybe even try some new things. Here’s this week’s freshly picked vegetables, [...]

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Let’s Go For Ice Cream

Bucks County Taste has moved! See this post on our new server.  Everyone has their favorite ice cream place. Usually it’s local, and maybe because it’s associated with sweetness and warm summer evenings, people tend to be fiercely loyal. That’s why we are not going to rate ice cream purveyors in Bucks County (ha!), or even [...]

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Slow Food Dinner at Linden Hill Gardens

Driving to Linden Hill Gardens for the Bucks County Slow Food Farm to Table Dinner the evening of June 26th, Lynne and I got caught in one of this summer’s downpours. As the black sky flashed blue bolts of lightning and gray rain blew sharply across the road, we imagined ourselves huddling beneath a tent [...]

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Meet the Wrightstown Farmers’ Market

We brought our Flip to the Wrightstown Farmer’s Market on its opening a day a couple of weeks ago, because we figured the best way to get a feel for the market was to hear from the vendors themselves. So, without further ado… Vendors you’ll see on the video and what they offer… The Happy [...]

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Welcome Linden Hill Farmers’ Market

Bucks County is getting a new farmers’ market this weekend! Join in the grand opening festivities of the birth of the Linden Hill Farmers’ Market on Friday, May 29th from 3:30 – 7:30 pm. The market takes place on the grounds of Linden Hill Gardens by the old barn and is sponsored by Kimberton Whole [...]

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More Than A Farm Market

Here’s a test. Where can you find all these items? • All natural bakery items (no preservatives or hydrogenated oils), baked on the premises • Hormone- and antibiotic-free beef, poultry and pork, raised locally, and sold at a butcher counter • Fresh organic produce • Fresh flowers, grown across the street • Boars Head Meat [...]

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A Locally Grown Partnership

Now that it’s up and running, it seems so natural. Two names – Delaware Valley College and Shady Brook Farm - both a part of Bucks County agricultural history. The official opening of The Market by Shady Brook Farm at Delaware Valley College , or “The Market” for short, was in early April. We had the [...]

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Why Sharon Decided to ‘Go Organic’

Last month we talked with Sharon Schwartz about her evolution into a fine home chef. This month, we offer part two. Sharon talks about why she decided to “go organic,” and her favorite sources for ingredients in Bucks County. In her own words… I started to get interested in healthy food choices when I was pregnant [...]

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