All Entries Tagged With: "local food"
Can you bake the perfect All-American Pie?
On a steamy July day four years ago, I saw one of the most magical things ever: a line of 30 people each bringing me a delicious home-baked pie! It was the Ferguson Farmers Market’s first All-American Pie contest, and these ambitious chefs had stopped at nothing to create the perfect sweet-tooth masterpiece for our [...]
Germanfest returns to the Ferguson Farmers Market!
It doesn’t matter who you are or where you come from. This Saturday at the Ferguson Farmers Market, everybody will enjoy a little slice of German culture! From 9-11am, the wonderfully quirky Waterloo German Band will set the mood with some rousing oom-pah-pah music, featuring Swiss bells, a 10-foot alpine horn and loads of sweet, [...]
12 Ways to EAT NoCo for the Holidays
With Christmas Eve less than a week away, chances are your holiday shopping will soon focus on what really matters: food! If you’re looking to enliven your Christmas menu or maybe give someone a special gourmet gift, here are 12 tasty ways to do just that with fresh, local delights from North County: 1) Kringles [...]
The 1 And Only Restaurant: a slow food delight
They say the Lord works in mysterious ways, and I have to agree. How else can you explain finding an all-natural, gourmet restaurant, where nearly everything is organic and made from scratch and most of the ingredients are locally grown, in a faded strip mall on the outskirts of Northwest Plaza? It doesn’t seem possible, [...]
Cookin’ with CORK on Sauce TV
Is it just me, or is Ferguson getting a whole lotta love lately? First Ray Hill starts showing up everywhere, then the Post-Dispatch names our fair city a Hip Hood. Now, CORK Wine Bar is sharing one of its delicious recipes with KMOV and Sauce Magazine! If you haven’t seen the clip yet, check it [...]
J. Goeke Produce: bigger and better
For more than 140 years, farming and produce have been the lifeblood of the Goeke family. In 1867, German immigrant Joseph Goeke began selling vegetables at St. Louis’ Union Market, a Soulard-like market that once operated at Sixth and Broadway. That same year, his brother John also entered the agricultural field, managing what the 1924 [...]
Good green fun at Pesto Festo
As if the glorious weather wasn’t enough to celebrate this weekend, last night’s Pesto Festo event in Ferguson made North County the place to be. Hosted by EarthDance Farms, the annual fundraiser drew more than 300 progressive, green-minded guests from all over St. Louis, and featured delicious local food, gorgeous artwork, and swingin’ performances by [...]
Comfort Food Weekend: Nov 6-7
On a chilly fall day, there are few things more wonderful than old-fashioned comfort food. Especially when that food is being cooked for a very good cause. On Friday, November 6th, the Ferguson Swim Team is hosting one of two tasty fundraisers that will take place in Ferguson that weekend. Its Fried Chicken Dinner is [...]
The Garden Boys of Kinloch
If you drive on Hanley Road through Kinloch, you can’t help but notice the large vegetable garden that sprawls over several acres near Bradfield Drive. This tapestry of individual plots rests on land owned by Lambert Airport, but it has been meticulous maintained for decades by a group of locals who call themselves the Garden [...]
Locations in Florissant,
Chesterfield & West Port
Sept 4 "R" Pizza Farm Grilled Pizza Demo 10am, Buy a Bag For the Hungry Day 8am - 12pm, to benefit Operation Food Search, a St. Louis food bank that distributes food to poor & hungry. While you're shopping, buy an extra bag for this worthy cause. Live Music - Dixie Rhythm Kings 9-11am. ALSO 45+ vendors!
Saturdays 8am-2pm in the 2500 block of Woodson Road