http://www.yumsugar.com To die for. en http://www.yumsugar.com/5065960 <a href="http://www.yumsugar.com/5065960"><img width=159 height=160 src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/ons1/192/1922195/38_2009/68c55fa4fdee8a20_Michelle_Obama_farmers_market.large.jpg'></div></a> <div class='gallery_thumbnail'> <a href='/5065960'></a> </div> <div class='call_to_action'> <!-- gallery teaser --><a href="/5065960?page=0,0,0">View Slideshow ›</a><!-- /gallery teaser --> </div> <hr class=space> http://www.yumsugar.com/5065960#comment news white house slow food eco politics Barack Obama farmers markets local sustainable Local Food Movement Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:44:02 -0700 YumSugar http://www.yumsugar.com/5065960 http://www.yumsugar.com/3755874 <a href="http://www.yumsugar.com/3755874"><img width=160 height=120 src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/ons1/192/1922195/32_2009/4892fa2aab3c9ba9_Union_Square_Greenmarket.large.jpg'></div></a> <div class='gallery_thumbnail'> <a href='/3755874'></a> </div> Last week, US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack proclaimed Aug. 2-8 as <a href="http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/ams.printData.do?template=printPage&navID=&page=printPage&dDocId=STELPRDC5078577&dID=116693&wf=false&docTitle=Agriculture+Secretary+Tom+Vilsack+Proclaims+August+2-8+National+Farmers+Market+Week">National Farmers Market Week</a>. In the past year, the number of farmers markets has <a href="http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/ams.printData.do?template=printPage&navID=&page=printPage&dDocId=STELPRDC5078577&dID=116693&wf=false&docTitle=Agriculture+Secretary+Tom+Vilsack+Proclaims+August+2-8+National+Farmers+Market+Week">grown nearly five percent</a>, and there's good reason to get behind them: they're sustainable, community-driven, and personal. But perhaps most importantly, they're fun! While all farmers markets have a way with engaging all the senses, here are some of our top picks from across the country. Keep reading for greenmarkets worth seeking out. <br> <span style='font-size:10px !important;'>Source: Flickr User <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahl/2842030620/">ahl</a></span> <div class='call_to_action'> <!-- gallery teaser --><a href="/3755874?page=0,0,0">View Slideshow ›</a><!-- /gallery teaser --> </div> <hr class=space> http://www.yumsugar.com/3755874#comment san francisco new york eco slideshow Chicago farmers markets Portland Oahu Ferry Plaza Farmers Market Union Square Greenmarket Santa Monica St Paul National Farmers Market Week Wed, 05 Aug 2009 06:50:45 -0700 YumSugar http://www.yumsugar.com/3755874 http://www.yumsugar.com/3646856 <a href="http://www.yumsugar.com/3646856"><img width=160 height=120 src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/ons1/192/1922195/31_2009/ec5c6dc91491a563_Tayberries2.large.JPG'></div></a> <div class='gallery_thumbnail'> <a href='/3646856'></a> </div> <div class='call_to_action'> <!-- gallery teaser --><a href="/3646856?page=0,0,0">View Slideshow ›</a><!-- /gallery teaser --> </div> <hr class=space> http://www.yumsugar.com/3646856#comment in season fruit berries raspberries summer blackberries farmers markets Ferry Plaza Farmers Market Tayberries Yerena Farms Poli Yerena Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:25:19 -0700 YumSugar http://www.yumsugar.com/3646856 http://www.yumsugar.com/3470364 <a href="http://www.yumsugar.com/3470364"><img width=160 height=120 src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/ons1/192/1922195/29_2009/45afe97d6bd9eb35_korean_tacos.large.JPG'></div></a> <div class='gallery_thumbnail'> <a href='/3470364'></a> </div> I'm completely serious when I tell people that the <a href="http://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/farmers_market.php">Ferry Plaza farmers market</a> is a major reason why I live in San Francisco - it would not be an overstatement to say that the first time I went there, it changed my view of eating. So I could barely contain my excitement when the market's organizer, the Center For Urban Education and Sustainable Agriculture, or CUESA, announced it would be instituting a <a href="http://www.cuesa.org/markets/days/thursday.php">Thursday farmers market</a> with an emphasis on artisanal street food. I took a trip over during my lunch break to see what the hype was all about. Learn more about the street food market - only in its second week of existence! - when you read on. <div class='call_to_action'> <!-- gallery teaser --><a href="/3470364?page=0,0,0">View Slideshow ›</a><!-- /gallery teaser --> </div> <hr class=space> http://www.yumsugar.com/3470364#comment san francisco slow food street food farmers markets farmhouse culture Ferry Plaza Farmers Market 4505 Meats San Francisco Lox Sandwich Roli Roti Tacolicious Namu Korean Tacos Scream Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:30:45 -0700 YumSugar http://www.yumsugar.com/3470364 http://www.yumsugar.com/1806912 <a href="http://www.yumsugar.com/1806912"><img width=160 height=120 src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/upl1/1/17470/30_2008/IMG_4132.large.JPG'></div></a> <div class='gallery_thumbnail'> <a href='/1806912'></a> </div> <div class='call_to_action'> <!-- gallery teaser --><a href="/1806912?page=0,0,0">View Slideshow ›</a><!-- /gallery teaser --> </div> <hr class=space> http://www.yumsugar.com/1806912#comment Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:39:07 -0700 partysugar http://www.yumsugar.com/1806912