From Oct 2020-Feb 2021, Farmer Foodshare partnered with Duke University Health Systems and Durham Health & Hum...
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Durham Congregations in Action (DCIA) has committed $3,750 to strengthen the collaboration between Farmer Food...
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Jireh Farm farm offers farm fresh products from squash to beef and pork… When the Jarvis family left the...
Read moreFarmer Foodshare's staff and board have been BUSY this month! We've been spending a lot of time out and about in our communities - communities of place AND practice. We were lucky enough to be invited to Farm Aid in Raleigh, where we connected with lots of folks from our region, talking to them about our mission, and...
As you know, one of the ways we support farmers is by connecting them with customers who buy their products through our Food Hub - which also helps us build capital for our food insecurity work - a win-win! We literally couldn't do any of the work we do without these important buying partners. We've...
Here's a quick food trivia question for you: What parts of a pumpkin are edible?...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We are so excited to support Feed the Pack through our Wholesale Market program, and provide their food pantry with delicious NC grown produce! Established in 2012, Feed the Pack Food Pantry is a student-led service on NC State's campus that is open to all staff, faculty, and students experiencing food insecurity. Our mission is to...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] February is of course, Black History Month; and there are so many ways to honor and reflect on the contributions of African Americans to American agriculture. However, one of the greatest accomplishments in the legacy of Black Farmers and food growers, is healing our relationship with the land and the practice of stewardship. This healing...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As the days get steadily longer and warmer, we're not so patiently waiting to fill our warehouse with spring and summer produce. And along with the berries, greens, melons and tomatoes we are super fortunate to offer specialty produce like the baby ginger and turmeric produced by grower Meredith Leight at Granite Springs Farm in...
La espinaca es una de las verduras más nutritivas. Consiste en hojas verdes, gruesas y suaves de tamaños y formas varios y tallos verdes. Ambas partes son comestibles. Las hojas crecen en racimos, de los que brotan flores. ¿CÓMO SE LA EMBODEGA? Embodegue la espinaca en una bolsa en el cajón de verduras del refrigerador (32º a...
A veces se llama el espárrago “el rey de la verdura” a causa de la corona de la planta (la parte que crece bajo la tierra de la que brota la parte comestible). El espárrago típicamente mide entre 6 y 12 pulgadas. Es un cultivo perenne (no hay que plantearlo cada año) y cada planta...
El durazno es una fruta con hueso como la nectarina, la cereza y la ciruela. Tiene una piel suave y rizada que puede ser cualquier mezcla de rojo y amarillo. La carne también puede ser blanca, amarilla o roja. Cada durazno tiene una semilla de la forma del huevo en el centro de la carne. ¿CÓMO...
Se han cultivado la col rizada por más de 2000 años y era la col más comida en Europa hasta el fin de la Edad Media. La col rizada es un miembro de la familia “brassica” (como col, brócoli y coles de Bruselas) y se cree que es un descendiente de la col salvaje. La...