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Food News- August 2014We at the Bucks County Foodshed Alliance have decided to keep you informed more often!Expect to see a twice-monthly compilation of local, regional, national, and global food-related news. For those of you subscribed to our mailing list, you will still be receiving a monthly newsletter rounding up what we've covered throughout the month in your email inbox. We've decided to devote our entire first edition to local news, due to the fact that it's been a productive summer in Bucks County for farmers, conservationists and food-lovers alike. |
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Rice Joins the Ranks of Local Foods
Rice is a staple food in diets around the world. In Bucks County, Pennsylvania, it’s generally sourced from origins far away. Rice is grown domestically, in places like Missouri, Mississippi and California, but nowhere near the Northeastern region of the United States. But no longer! Blue Moon Acres of Pennington New Jersey started with Arborio Rice in 2013 and this year has produced the first organic commercially grown Brown Rice in the history of New Jersey. Fresh brown rice is something many of us have no experience with – the folks at Blue Moon say to pay attention to the difference in the quality of flavor and expect that your palates will be pleased. Blue Moon Acres is located at 11 Willow Creek Drive, Pennington, NJ and has a second location at 2287 Durham Road, Buckingham, PA. For more information on the rice harvest and their other products, venture over to their website. |
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Blooming Glen Farms Granted Official Organic Certification from USDA
Blooming Glen Farms made public yesterday, Thursday, August 21, 2014, that they are now Certified Organic according to the rigorous standards of the United States Department of Agriculture. The scenic thirty-five acre farm located in Hilltown Township, Bucks County is farmed by Tom Murtha and Bucks native Tricia Borneman and produces over 75 different varieties of fruits, vegetables, flowers and herbs. The farm sells its produce at farmers markets throughout the county, including the Bucks County Foodshed Alliance’s own Wrightstown Farmers Market, and also has a CSA program. Visit their website to learn more. |
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Doylestown Fresh starts Business CSA
Doylestown Fresh, a hydroponic farm on the outskirts of Doylestown, has started a Business CSA program. Businesses who join can order the farm’s greens by the case and have them delivered weekly or monthly to their office doorstep. Contact kim@vegesystems or visit their website for more information. |
Our next event: Fearless Food PreservationDoes preserving food frighten you? We'll take the mystery out of it and make it fun and fearless. Bring a lunch to enjoy when we take a break between 12 and 12:30. Free coffee and tea will be provided. Come prepared to help - bring your favorite chopping board and chopping and slicing knives. We'll be canning apple sauce and tomato sauce, freezing green beans, and fermenting. Each participant will leave with a pint jar of either tomato sauce or fermenting vegetables and a confidence to put food up at home! Date: Saturday, September 13, 2014 Time: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. |
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