Blog posts categorized with Farmers & Producers

To celebrate our 25th anniversary, we will be sharing stories throughout the year from our community about FRESHFARM. We caught up with Tope Fajingbesi who, along with her husband Niyi, runs Dodo Farms. Together, they grow produce that not only nourishes our bodies but our earth.

We caught up with the local cheese-lovers and cheese-mongers from Shepherd's Whey and Cheese Goatees to learn more about what cheese means to them.

We caught up with Nazirahk and Nazirahk's farming partner Amanda, who explain that at Purple Mountain Grown, they live and farm by Hippocrates' saying: "Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food." 

Is it just us or are you also addicted to Chris' Marketplace crab cakes? We caught up with Chris, owner and founder of Chris' Marketplace, to learn how he got started in the business. The story of how his crab cakes came to be is the stuff of legend!

To celebrate our 25th anniversary, we will be sharing stories from our community about FRESHFARM. We’re starting by checking in with New Morning Farm, who was there when it all started with the opening of the Dupont Circle farmers market in 1997.

Turkey time has arrived! If you're seeking a local turkey for your Thanksgiving table, check out our round-up of farmers market offerings.

New FRESHFARM vendor, Sapidus Farms, shares insights about sustainable oyster farming in the Chesapeake Bay.

George Miller of Four Seasons Nursery shares his spring gardening tips.