Down on the farm: Getting to know your food and where it comes from
Old MacDonald made room for a younger generation of farmers Sunday, plus an estimated 50 to 70 people who wanted to check out their farms. The fairly new Mississippi Sustainable Agriculture Network coordinated free tours Sept. 29 of Black Creek Farms in Columbus, Beaverdam and High Hope Farms in Cedar Bluff, and Bountiful Harvest Farm in Starkville.
Farm to Table dinner emphasizes growing ‘locavore’ movement
During the peak hours of the Farm to Table dinner Saturday night, it was hard to move, but no one seemed to care.
Farm to Table event puts emphasis on ‘home’ cooking
Planning for the Farm to Table dinner started months ago.
Not because it was going to be a difficult event to plan, but because the farmers involved had to know what Ty Thames, local chef and restaurateur, wanted to use.
Gaining ground: Chef Thames prepares a locally-sourced meal
As a restaurant owner and chef, Ty Thames loves watching all of those “extreme” cooking shows that litter the cable TV landscape.
“I always wondered what it would be like to be on one of those shows,” said Thames, co-owner and chef at Starkville’s Restaurant Tyler.
On Saturday, Thames won’t have to wonder anymore.
‘Farm on Wheels’: MSMS grads design one amazing senior trip — one with purpose
Old MacDonald never imagined this. A rolling farm, a mobile greenhouse touring the country, drawing crowds and educating the public on alternative energy and sustainable living.