What’s Cookin? Recipes, Farmers Markets, Food News

Load up for your long weekend! It’s a beautiful day for a farmers market and the perfect time to stock up before Labor Day weekend! We’ll see you today at Armory Market, 3:30-7pm, along with community groups Hope’s Harvest, Lime, Refuge Dream Center, and SNAP Outreach. >>

Got an abundance of tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers this time of year? One of Chef Sean’s favorite things to do with this excess is make gazpacho to enjoy on hot, humid days. Now you can try this Harvest Kitchen recipe at home! (Note: The café will be closed Monday for Labor Day.) >>

Check out Market Mobile to see some of the items on offer from local farmers and makers, and get a taste of the restaurants, schools, grocers, and other businesses sourcing local food in our community — like the Metcalf Refectory (aka “The Met”) at RISD! >>

This summer, our Healthy Foods, Healthy Familiesteam delivered hands-on activities, food sampling, and education about eating fresh & local to low-income families with children at RI farmers markets. The program season is over, but try our Lemon-Zucchini Bread recipe at home! >>

Don’t miss this food system news from around our region: Can you house climate activist youth next week? Save the date for Wholesome Wave’s upcoming webinar. Don’t miss the pilot episode of “Heated” on RI PBS featuring Genie Trevor, editor of Edible Rhody! >>

Your input is vital to improving our food system! The RI Food Policy Council has opened its 2020 legislative survey, and your answers will play an important role in forming the Council’s 2020 legislative plans. Please take 5 minutes to fill it out before mid-September. >>

Get your early morning workout with our Market Mobile crew! Lift heavy things and get 5000 steps while you’re at it. Packlineis when we pack up fresh, local food for wholesale delivery — Tuesdays at 6am and Thursdays at 5:15am. It’s energetic fun for the early-bird volunteer food-lover! >>

Join us at one of the eight farmers markets we’re operating this season:Mondays

Neutaconkanut Park
675 Plainfield St Providence
3-6pm, open weekly until October 28

Tuesdays

Woonsocket
Thundermist Health Center / 450 Clinton St
3-6pm, open weekly until October 29

Wednesdays

Slater Park, Pawtucket
Newport Ave entrance, near main snack stand in park
3-6pm, open weekly until October 30
West Warwick
Thundermist Health Center / 186 Providence St
3-6pm, open weekly until October 30
Central Falls
559 Dexter St
3-6:30pm, open weekly until October 29
Brown University, Providence
Sciences Park, Thayer St
10:30am-2pm, open weekly September 4 to October 30