The Farmplate Blog

A great piece on NorthJersey.com offers all sorts of advice for those of us mourning the decreased connection to our food during the winter months. 

Elisa Ung, the Record’s restaurant reviewer, encourages readers to seek out a local winter farmers’ market and connect with their nearby Slow Food chapter. And instead of succumbing to the winter doldrums, it’s important to focus on finding sources of local eggs, meat, and seafood (click the links to search in your area). Even if you don’t have the time, surely some of the great local farm-to-table chefs do. Of course, we think the easiest way to find great local food is to search FarmPlate.com.  

Here are a few of the specific recommendations Ung makes in her piece:

Ramsey Farmer’s Market • Ramsey, NJ
Ringwood Farmer’s Market • Ringwood, NJ
Slow Food Northern New Jersey • Montclair, NJ
Phillips Farms • Milford, NJ

Read on for more of this article…

“Somewhere between the crate of clementines from Spain and this winter's zillionth banana, I started to get a little depressed. And not just about food.

Our summer bounties of sweet blueberries, plump corn and more kinds of eggplant than anyone knew existed may make eating a joy, but they also help us feel connected to our surroundings, to understand the bigger picture of the climate and the terrain where we live.

So when the time of year arrives for us to huddle indoors and eat imported produce, it can feel isolating.

Well, forget that. This winter, I'm trying to banish my doldrums by thinking beyond produce, about other ways to eat what's produced locally…”

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