Entries Tagged as 'local farming'
Grain is one item that determined locavores often stumble over. Typically, it’s just not widely available, if grown at all. That’s why we were glad back in December to report that Rob Moutoux, third generation of local farmers, was at the Dupont Circle farmers market selling several varieties of grain he was growing near the family […]
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How do you keep the cider hot when the mercury reads 20 degrees and the wind is gusting 40 miles per hour? Today was the first day of winter season hours for the Dupont Circle farmers market here in the District of Columbia. Most markets in our area closed shortly after Thanksgiving and won’t be […]
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Tags:farmer's markets·local farming·local foods·winter
It was bound to happen sooner or later. Someone has started growing and milling grain again close enough to the District of Columbia that you can buy it at the local farmers market. That would be Rob Moutoux, representing the third generation of Moutoux farmers famous for their orchards, formerly at Seven Corners in Fairfax […]
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Tags:farmer's market·local farming·local foods·whole grains