Category Archives: Forest Park

Why is eating locally important?

It isn’t entirely about lowering one’s food miles to cut down on the amount of oil used and greenhouse gases produced in bringing your food to you. It’s also about knowing where your food comes from so you can have … Continue reading

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Root Riot Madison and Forest Park Farmers Market update

Here’s how it looked yesterday. All the plots are looking really good. Also, I went to the Forest Park Farmers Market today. I tried Flavour Cooking School‘s gazpacho, which was really tasty and created there at the market with ingredients … Continue reading

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Musings On The First Forest Park Farmer’s Market

The weather was a bit spotty with some rain here and there, but it seems people weren’t terribly deterred by that, and for that I’m glad. I got there around 6 and I saw some good looking produce whilst I … Continue reading

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Don’t forget – the Forest Park Farmers Market is tomorrow

Just a reminder that the Forest Park Farmers Market is new and starts tomorrow, Friday June 5th, 2010. It starts at 3:30pm and goes to 7:30pm at 7640 W Jackson in the Howard Mohr Community Center parking lot, which is … Continue reading

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New Forest Park Farmers Market

Check it out – Forest Park will have a new farmers market on Fridays from 3:30 to 7:30. It’s at 7640 W Jackson in the Howard Mohr Community Center parking lot and it’s close to the Forest Park blue line … Continue reading

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