Local Food - Local Fiber!

Don't miss a chance to get your fiber fix and taste local lamb at the  Waynesburg Sheep & Fiber Fest on May 15th & 16th.  Lamb samples will be served and area chefs will demonstrate their specialty dishes on both days.  Elysian Fields Farm will provide the lamb for the demos and will also have lamb available for sale at the festival.   If you'd like to support local wineries, Plum Run Winery and Thistlethwaite Vineyards will be showcasing & selling their wines at the festival. 
For a preview of the festival photo contest, stop in at the Pennsylvania Welcome Center on I-79 North and vote on your favorite for the "Peoples' Choice Award"!   The exhibit will be moved to the festival site at the Greene County Fairgrounds for everyone to enjoy.    

Beaver County Markets Opening!

We just saw the ad in the Beaver County Times ...... the Beaver Farmers' Market opens on Saturday May 1st!   Let's get out there and see what's for sale on opening day!

LFLF Finds Foodie Stash!

All winter long, we have been reading email updates from the Main Street Farmers' Market of Washington, PA.   They have been able to extend the local food season through the generosity of the local florist.   The Ivy Green is located along the parking lot that hosts the farmers' market "in season".  In the off-season, the market vendors have been bringing their specialties to The Ivy Green where they can be purchased throughout the week.  While passing through "Little Washington" last Friday, LFLF grabbed the opportunity to stop and shop!  We found a nice selection of local items including heads of hydroponic lettuce, cheeses, breads, chicken, canned & frozen beef, jams & jellies, & baked goods.  
We left with farmers' cheese & biscotti, but you could have had any of these great items ..... mmmmmm!

Cheeses from Emerald Valley Farm.

Canned & frozen beef from Strath an De Farm.

Fresh baked breads from The Wood Street Bread Company.

Soup mixes and frozen chickens from Tally Hollow Farm, a project of Sustaining Greene County.  We first met up with the Sustaining Green County non-profit in 2005 and it's been interesting watching the farm & projects develop.    

I'll bet everyone is waiting for the farmers' market to open for the 2010 season. Thanks to the folks at The Ivy Green for allowing LFLF to take pictures and share!  

Attention Foodies - ALERT!

The Sewickley Farmers' Market  is opening this Saturday, April 10th.  If you're a farmers' market customer or a vendor from another market, this is the time to check out another market and support local farmers!   Check out the link below and it will take you to a neat source for info on connections to local agriculture ........... 
yumpittsburgh.com