By Erin Kayata and Lindsey Martin This past weekend, June 8th and 9th, Festival Fete held its third annual art festival at Garden City Center. Featuring craft artist booths, food stations and local entertainment, the event provided a day full of local, “art, food, and merriment”. There were over 140 artist booths displaying everything from upcycled clothing […]
Attleboro 721 Park St, Saturday 9am – 1pm, runs June 15 – Oct 26 Barrington Congregational Church, 461 County Rd, Saturday 9am – noon, runs thru Oct 26 Haines State Park, Wednesday 2 – 6pm, runs thru Oct 30 Blackstone Daniels Farmstead, 286 Mendon Street, Sunday 11am – 3pm, runs July 7 – Oct 6 […]
I live in East Greenwich, where the food truck is virtually non-existent. I say “virtually” because there is a hot dog guy who sits across from the cemetery most days. We also have the occasional Del’s lemonade truck that passes through, but other than that, nothing. Being huge fans of the food truck trend, my […]
The newest buzz words in environmentalism and local food are urban farming, but what exactly is it? According to Jessica Knapp, outreach director for the Southside Community Land Trust (SCLT), based in Providence, the basic definition is simple: growing food in an urban area. And that covers a broad spectrum of activities. For Camille Morrison-Pfeiffer, […]
What happens when four friends get together and hatch a plan to bring more local organic food to the Providence area? You get the Alternative Farmers Market, Rhode Island’s newest farmers market, which opens May 18 at 10am in the Miriam Hospital Lot at 1111 North Main Street. Jacob Brier, Richard Suls, Rachael McCaskill and […]
Just a spoon full of sugar helps the … wait, scratch that … just a spoonful of honey and that is the medicine. As it turns out, according to Mary Blue of Farmacy Herbs in Providence, RI, honey has medicinal value. “It’s super antibacterial,” says Blue. “The bees pollinate local plants, collecting pollen and all […]
Did you know that Travel and Leisure magazine rated Providence the best foodie city in America? Yes, pick up your jaw because it’s true. We’ve always known that, unless you’re going to Naples, you can’t beat Rhode Island’s Italian cuisine (take that North End!). Also, let’s not forget that Rhode Island is the only place […]
Spring is in the air. Time for the birds and the bees to be up and about again. But if you’re a local “chicken parent” like Freya Hainley of North Smithfield, you won’t have to wait for the Bunny to bring you eggs this year. Welcome to the world of backyard chicken keeping, a truly […]
By Kim Kinzie When I grew up in the ‘70s, the cupcake was sort of a joke, a baked good with a serious identity crisis, unsure whether to be a muffin or a cake. When it made its rare appearance, it was typically doused with sickeningly sweet frosting that mostly acted as the glue […]
What’s the latest buzz on the newest local hobby? Beekeeping. Just ask Chuck Wood, co-owner of the newly opened Wood’s Beekeeping Supply and Academy in Lincoln. “It is the number one fad in this world right now – rooftop hives. It’s huge,” says Wood. A beekeeper since the 70’s and past president of the Rhode […]