![]() ![]() In this sense, even when local produce is more expensive than buying on the open market - perhaps the reason for the foreign asparagus at King Kullen - it is cheaper for the community in other ways that are harder to quantify. This shift is intended to help more farmers, and larger farmers, sell their produce locally, a change that Earth Pledge hopes will preserve more farmland, keep more money in New York farm communities, and shorten the distance that food is traveling. Hoffman said, including people who make tomato sauce in the Hudson Valley or on Long Island, but bring in tomatoes from the West Coast. Hoffman said that the site is expanding its focus to include wholesalers, distributors, brokers, and "institutional food purchasers" for restaurants, school cafeterias, and hospitals. "Principally, the site is intended to make the connections so that people can quickly, easily identify what to get where from whom," said Leslie Hoffman, executive director of Earth Pledge, who missed the event while sitting in Long Island Expressway traffic.įarm-to-Table, launched in November 2001, is used by parents looking for "you-pick" farms or home cooks in search of farmer's markets or conscientious diners looking for cafes that serve local wine. The site, was developed by the New York-based environmental group Earth Pledge as a sort of one-stop source for information on where to buy food grown in New York. The Ross School in East Hampton recently held its second annual farmers and chefs cocktail party to roll out a new Web site that will make it easier for chefs, delis, and even supermarkets to stock their kitchens and shelves with local produce. ![]() ![]() But the sighting, also reported at other East End supermarkets, coincided with another event intended to prevent this sort of thing from happening. King Kullen officials could not be reached for an explanation. A local spear didn't exist in the entire store. Last week, during the height of the East End asparagus harvest, several appalled patrons at the Bridgehampton King Kullen bristled when they saw that inferior green stalks shipped from California crammed the prominent asparagus displays. ![]() By Brian Halweil, quotes Ann Cooper, CEC / The East Hampton Star / May 27, 2004 ![]()
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