As summer winds down, we find ourselves reflecting on all of the delicious locally grown fruits and vegetables that this season has provided us with. We’ve already bid adieu to blueberries, strawberries, and cherries, but we’re not ready to say farewell to field-grown tomatoes just yet! In fact, we’ll be savoring this week’s delicious grape tomatoes – which are basically … Read More
Most of America’s Fruit Is Now Imported. Is That a Bad Thing?
Did you know that over half of the fresh fruit we eat comes from other countries? What to think? Is this food safe? Is this food as healthy as domestic produce? Is this food good for the planet? We know that Americans need to eat more produce. Love it or hate it, imported produce means folks can get produce year-round … Read More
Mixed Fruit Bags
We have launched the new MIXED FRUIT BAGS with Citrus and Bananas. The Mixed Fruit Bags include favorites like oranges and bananas and seasonal local fruit like apples, pears, peaches, and grapes. Seasonal fruit is sourced from local/regional small farms. When available, citrus and bananas are sourced from organic, domestic, and/or small sustainable farms. Bags are available as a SUBSCRIPTION or … Read More
From Cookies to Kohlrabi
Yesterday, Field Goods was given the New York State National Disability Employment Awareness Month award (category of 25 to 99 employees) and recognized as the number one company in the state for our work with hiring disabled individuals! Click the photo to the left and watch our award video. The other recipient was Puzzles Bakery and Café. Puzzles’ mission is to provide … Read More
Moose Don’t Like Potatoes
Around here farmers have crop-eating groundhogs, deer, and voles to contend with. In Alaska they have moose. And so we have a part of the story as to why potatoes are Alaska’s #1 vegetable crop. According to the former Potato Disease Control Specialist with the state of Alaska, Bill Campbell (see photo below), who is also known as the “Potato … Read More