Save the Date!

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I want.

And, I should note, that on the left side bar of belocal under like-minded blogs I link to author, Karen Seiger’s, website/blog.  For a while there I wasn’t sure whether she was going to continue updating the site with new posts … but she is … and they’re wonderful.  

New Jersey Urban Farmers’ Markets, Roadside Markets, Pick Your Own Farms

Experience Jersey Fresh from the Garden State

Click here to find markets and farms selling fresh produce in New Jersey.  Organized by county or type of produce this is an awesome way to rediscover an area.  And, a great way to plan a shop when you’re traveling into or through Jersey to your weekend getaway.  

and Smith’s Farmer Market on 3rd Avenue (the road you’re taking to get to the beach) is also a must stop for corn, pie and other treats on your way home.  Lovely.  

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Last week, I braved the BQE, navigated the Verrazano, and drove to Pittstown, NJ.  Sixty miles away and one hundred sixty acres translated to a different world from where I had been a mere hour before. Oak Grove Plantation is an entirely family-run farm that grows an enormous variety of fruits, vegetables, plants, and herbs, in addition to onsite milling and hog operations…

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Serve Your Country Food is a movement of the Greenhorns - a land based nonprofit serving young farmers across America … and they’re heading our way with a scheduled event this Fall.  If you’re a young farmer, wish you were a young farmer or just a farm groupie, you should really check out their website, blog, radio show (based in Hudson Valley), guides and resources. Just the blog roll made my mouth water.

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