Spring has been slow to get growing; this time last year I was cooking with zucchini and tomatoes but they haven’t popped up yet this season. Instead of tables full of veggies, produce vendors at the farmers market had tables full of seedlings, and lots of asparagus. I’ve spent the past year shopping without a…
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Tips for Eating Healthy and Supporting Local This Summer
It’s open-air market season! Next Sunday begins the outdoor farmers market in Natick, MA, and soon other open-air markets will be popping up around the state. There are so many positive aspects to the buy-local trend. As a registered dietitian, I hear a lot of people talk about eating fresh and supporting local farms, but they…
Natick Community Organic Farm
It’s 7:40 am and there’s heavy traffic as I drive through Natick Town Center. Once I pass the throng of cars waiting to cross Rte 9 and hit the Mass Pike, the town is peaceful. This is the only time that Casey Townsend, Assistant Director at Natick Community Organic Farm, can meet me. His day officially…
The Clean Food Club 