CSA Boxes in New Orleans
More New Orleans farms are starting to offer CSA boxes, and some even offer more flexibility. Have you ever
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Mississippi Pecan Festival
On the last day of September, a friend and I made the two-hour trek out to the Mississippi Pecan Festival in Beaumont, MS, on the pecan orchard grounds of the Folmser General Store. I discovered the event on Facebook, and didn’t know much about it other than as “The Most Family Friendly Festival in Mississippi,”
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The New Sunday Farmers Market in Central City
There’s a new Sunday Farmers Market in Central City, and it’s the second Sunday farmers market to appear in New Orleans within the past year. Roux Carre on Oretha Castle Haley will be putting on the market every other Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. After or before shopping at the market, visitors can
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2016 Urban Farm Bike Ride #2 for the Eat Local Challenge!
On a hot Saturday morning on June 25th, over 55 participants joined us on our urban farm bike ride. This year, we had five farms who agreed to host us for the ride. All of our farm hosts were incredibly gracious to show us around on such a hot day, and they were all so
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2018 Eat Local Challenge Urban Farm Bike Ride Recap
On Saturday, June 2nd, just under 30 participants attended the sixth annual Urban Farm Bike Ride. This year, the ride traveled through a number of different neighborhoods – the riders met up at Mickey Markey Park in Bywater and traveled to Treme, St. Roch, St. Claude, and back to Bywater. As it usually is in
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Where to Buy Local Food During the COVID-19 Era
During these trying times with everything completely changed, farmers markets look different, going into grocery stores poses a risk, but fortunately for us, we have access to local food year-round in New Orleans. Yes
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2019 Urban Farm Bike Ride
It’s time for our 2019 Urban Farm Bike Ride! This is our 7th year of this collaboration between the New Orleans Eat Local Challenge and Why NOLA Farms, and we are excited to announce that we will be rolling again. Come and join us on the 10th Urban Farm Bike Ride! We’ll be meeting up
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2018 Urban Farm Bike Ride
It’s time for our 2018 Urban Farm Bike Ride! This is our 6th year of doing this collaboration with the Eat Local Challenge and NOLA Social Ride, and we are excited to announce that we will be rolling again. We’ll be meeting up at Markey Park at 9 a.m., and leaving at 10. We will
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The Local Food Scene in New Orleans Needs Your Help
On Monday, February 26th, New Orleans citizens were hit with hard news: after nearly ten years of operation, Hollygrove Market & Farm announced it would be closing its doors. They offered a glimmer of hope in a revival, but additional news coverage detailing the mounting debts of the organization make it seem highly unlikely that
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The New Treme Farmers Market
On Saturday afternoon on December 2nd, following a long day of work, I pedaled slowly on my bicycle down Dumaine street in Treme, headed towards Claiborne Avenue. The previous month, I had tried to make the first-ever Treme Farmer’s Market but missed it as the market was breaking down early after a long day. As
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