5/12/2008      Reusable Produce Bags

By Tina L. Meredith
 
Last Saturday when I was making purchases at the Bardstown Road Farmer’s Market, I noticed that at the end of the transaction the farmer automatically pulled out a plastic bag for me. While I’m a little embarrassed that I’ve gone so long without read more »

3/26/2008      Sustainable City Series: Local Food & Agriculture

by Tina L Meredith

The event, hosted by Urban Design Studios, on March 25, 2008 from 6:00-8:30 at Glassworks was heavily attended. After checking in at 5:55 and receiving my nametag, I got in the long appetizer line snaking around the back of the room. There was a fairly impressive read more »

3/10/2008      Sustainable City Series

Urban Design Studio has put together a series of  forums on sustainability and the next one on March 25th at Glassworks from 6pm - 8:30pm will focus on Local Food & Agriculture.

Speakers on the panel include Ivor Chodkowski of Field Day Family Farm, Bill Huston of Urban Fresh, Susan Hamilton read more »

8/15/2007      Kentucky Farm Dinner Showcases Local Products

An article in the Courier Journal today discusses the upcoming Kentucky Farm Dinner. Click this link to check it out: tinyurl.com/2x3rpt read more »

8/14/2007      Recent Food Contamination

This summer has seen its fair share of food recalls. Some recent examples include:

On August 3, 2007, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) recalled canned green beans that because of botulism concerns. (www.tinyurl.com/39snhm )

On July 18, 2007, the FDA released a statement recalling Hot Dog Chili read more »

8/9/2007      Support Farm-Based Food Education When You Shop at Wild Oats

As of this week, the Food Literacy Project at Oxmoor Farm is one of the featured nonprofit groups in Wild Oats' Wooden Nickel Program.  If and when you shop at the Wild Oats store at 4600 Shelbyville Road for the next six months, be sure to bring your own bags. read more »