Subscribe to Ed's TableSep. 11, 2009 at 7:51pm
Bishop adds brawn to Bee Lady benefit
Merende chef joins lineup of Sept. 29 soup cook-off fund-raiser
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Chefs, Eat Well, Do Good, Farmers Markets, Farming and growing, Tacoma
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Jeff Bishop, the chef at Merende in downtown Tacoma, has thrown his talented toque into the ring and will compete in a soup cook-off that will benefit a South Sound farmer in need, adding culinary brawn to a tasty lineup. Read more
Sep. 8, 2009 at 3:44pm
Judge best fall soup, help The Bee Lady
Sept. 29 fund-raiser will aid Lakebay farmer
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Eat Well, Do Good, Farmers Markets, Farming and growing, Tacoma
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Put your mouth where your money is and help a farmer in need. On Sept. 29, the Tacoma Farmers Market and South Sound Eats are sponsoring a fund-raiser for The Bee Lady, aka Chanetta Ludwig, whose husband, Peter, died unexpectedly in August at their Lakebay farm, leaving behind seven children Read more
Jul. 8, 2009 at 9:42am
New farmers market in Browns Point
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Farmers Markets, Tacoma
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The South Sound's farmers market bounty continues to grow, with a new farmers market opening Thursday in Browns Point, northeast Tacoma's waterfront enclave. The Browns Point farmers market will be open from 3 p.m.-7 p.m. every Thursday through Sept. 24 in front of Ace Hardware in the Browns Point Town Center, 1000 Marine View Drive. Read more
Jun. 9, 2009 at 8:08am
Farmers markets beat supermarkets on price
Seattle University study finds lower prices on organic items
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Farmers Markets
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For those who think farmers markets are filled with high-priced foods aimed at fancy-pants foodies, here are common cents to chew on -- a survey by Stacey Jones of Albers School of Business and Economics at Seattle University that found lower prices on organic produce at farmers markets vs. supermarkets and co-ops in Seattle. Here's the report, as forwarded by Laura Edwards, director of the Tacoma Farmers Market. Read more
Jun. 2, 2009 at 7:41am
6th Ave. Farmers Market opens today
Chef demo, container gardening demo highlight opening day
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Farmers Markets, Tacoma
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Tacoma's 6th Ave. Farmers Market opens today, featuring a chef demonstration with farm-fresh market products, a container gardening demo and $5 worth of free market tokens for EBT/food stamp customers who spend $15 or more using the market's new token system. Read more
May. 21, 2009 at 11:05am
Lox-step eating at Broadway Farmers Market
A first bite on the first day on the dowtown Tacoma market
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Farmers Markets, First Bite, Tacoma
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The Broadway Farmers Market opened in downtown Tacoma today, and it opened my eyes, along with my mouth for a few tasty first bites. Read more
May. 20, 2009 at 8:55pm
CityLine live at downtown farmers market
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Farmers Markets, Media, Tacoma
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TV Tacoma's Emmy Award-winning CityLine will beam live from the downtown Tacoma Broadway Farmers Market on Thursday, featuring an interview with market director Laura Edwards and roving reports among market vendors.
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May. 20, 2009 at 4:27pm
Cheffin' Off kicks off Tacoma Broadway Farmers Market
Go Local Tacoma sponsors live cooking competiton and demonstration
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Chefs, Farmers Markets, Tacoma
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Tacoma's downtown Broadway farmers market opens Thursday, featuring a live-cooking competition that will be judged by a panel of local media, politics and arts celebrities. "Cheffin' Off" is sponsored by Go Local Tacoma, the coalition that promotes local businesses.
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May. 4, 2009 at 11:43am
Farmer fears people, not pigs
Cheryl the Pig Lady protects her pigs from humans
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Farmers Markets, Farming and growing, Tacoma
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As swine flu fears spread, Cheryl the Pig Lady's pork is flying out of her coolers.
"Pork chops, breakfast links -- sold out," Cheryl Ouellette, the Summit pig farmer, told me Saturday at the Proctor Farmers Market in Tacoma. "We're selling like crazy. Everything's fine."
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Apr. 29, 2009 at 8:39am
Calling farm-friendly chefs
Tacoma Farmers Market seeks Chef Off contestants
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Chefs, Farmers Markets, Farming and growing, South Sound Eats, Tacoma
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Tacoma's Broadway Farmers Market, GoLocal Tacoma and South Sound Eats are looking for a few farm-friendly chefs to compete in a live, local cooking contest using farm-fresh meat, seafood, vegetables and fruit. Chef Off happens May 21, when the downtown Thursday market opens its season.
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Apr. 7, 2009 at 10:21am
The farmers market is your oyster
Musing on my first-of-the-season farmers market trip
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Artisan Food, Farmers Markets, Tacoma
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When the high-energy farmer at QuilBay Seafood's booth told me his new oysters were stress free and didn't have to fight for their food, making their flesh more relaxed and supple, their flavors mellow and clean, I didn't care whether the health department forbids him from serving samples of shucked oysters to customers at farmers markets. Read more
Mar. 31, 2009 at 10:28am
Proctor, Gig Harbor farmers markets open Saturday
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Farmers Markets, Tacoma
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Tacoma and Gig Harbor's first-of-the-season farmers markets open Saturday. Read more
Mar. 10, 2009 at 11:04am
Grant aids food stamp purchases at Tacoma farmers markets
Three local markets receive mini-grants in wireless pilot program
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Farmers Markets, Tacoma
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Food stamp recipients will have easier access to farm-fresh produce at Tacoma farmers markets this spring thanks to a two-year wireless technology pilot program that will equip markets to accept and process Electronic Benefits Transfers, as well as credit and debit cards. Read more
Feb. 23, 2009 at 10:25am
Farmers marketing blooms
Tacoma market chooses art contest winner
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Artisan Food, Farmers Markets, Farming and growing, Tacoma
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Nothing hails spring on the horizon like a farmers-market-fresh poster in my in-box. Tacoma Farmers' Market announced the winner of its 2009 art contest: Noah Struthers’s pencil drawing. The press release follows, and I'm off to transcribe my interview with Cheryl the Pig Lady about her work on a mobile slaughter vehicle that'll bring more local meat to market -- farmers markets and local restaurants included.
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Feb. 11, 2009 at 8:59am
Wine and beer at Proctor Farmers Market?
Liquor license application plants the seed
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Artisan Food, Farmers Markets, Food and Beer, Food and Wine, Tacoma
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I spotted Proctor Farmers Market's liquor license application. Curious, I asked market manager Jessica Troy what that's about.
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