I know, it's really cold outside. But the shift in weather is no excuse to shift your diet away from local, sustainable, fresh food! You may not get to wear shorts and a tank, but making a trip to a farmers market is just as productive an excursion in the cooler months as it is in the hot Summer sun. Are you picking up what I'm putting down? Here are five reasons you shouldn't skip farmers Read more

Considering jumping on the ultrafresh food bandwagon? Joining a CSA might be the way to go. Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a great option for city-dwellers who want to connect with the source of their produce. Instead of picking and choosing veggies at a farmers market, you're essentially backing a local farm's budget and receiving what is seasonally ripe and available. It's an awesome Read more

If there's any time to prioritize hitting up the farmers market, it's during Spring. Blink and you might miss some of the season's most prized — and fleeting — produce, like fiddleheads, the unfurled sprouts of the plant known as the ostrich fern. Harvesting season for these wild greens, which are native to the northeastern United States, only lasts a few short weeks in May, so don't miss Read more

This weekend, our house guests surprised us with this gorgeous mix of anemones and tulips from the farmers market. While many of you may be tempted by farmers market blooms, sometimes it's hard to know exactly which ones to choose. If you're unsure, here are some questions to ask the market seller. "When were the flowers picked?" This way, you can have an idea of how fresh the flowers are. The Read more

I recently decided to take a quick look at a nearby farmers market without the intention of buying anything. It's been a while since I've checked it out, and I'm the type of person that loves browsing the supermarket and flipping through recipe books to look at food. I like to call it food window shopping. While browsing, I chanced upon a German bakery stall and started drooling over this goat Read more

Yummy Summer lunch where seasonal produce takes center stage — Eat, Live, Run For the love of eggs! Jason Mraz gives up veganism — FitCeleb Ways to make your morning meal a fat-blaster — Health Cool yourself down with avocado gazpacho — Tone It Up Flaxseeds: this tiny food packs quite a nutritional punch — That's Fit.ca Add some garbanzo beans to your cherry tomatoes for salad success Read more

Wondering what to make with a bounty of fresh eggplant? Take a tip from OnSugar blog Fresh Tart and put together a creamy and delicious eggplant caviar dip. My family is more than a little obsessed with the eggplant spread — or melitzanosalata — at It's Greek to Me.  The creamy eggplant is perfectly balanced with lemon, garlic, fresh herbs, and salt.  Nathan and I could sit down with just Read more

Actress Marisa Tomei, 45, barely looks like she's aged since winning an Oscar for her performance in My Cousin Vinny 18 years ago. And that's partly because she lives life to the fullest, giving everything a childlike vibrancy — even her workouts. As Shape's August cover girl, Marisa shares her go-to hula-hoop workout with readers, and how she stays so darn happy. Here are the highlights: On Read more