Farm Fresh Rhode Island

My parent's were hosting a wedding at their house for my sister's best friend last weekend. When they decided they wanted to go with a menu of local produce, fish and meat, they went to the local foodie: me. Luckily for them, I had just created a new social networking site where I had done a great deal of research on where the best and most sustainable food in Rhode Island could be found. All of my research yielded one fact however, there is already a driving force in Rhode Island Fresh food and that is Farm Fresh RI. This website has, get this, a local farmers market on EVERY day of the week. I was able to pick up some beautiful Seabass and shellfish on Thursday from the Local Catch at the Armory park market; Cupcakes and Bread on the Friday Providence Downtown market; and perfect produce at the Hope Street market on Saturday morning. All of these markets run all summer long, and some even transition into the winter. It was a huge success and while I was forced to dirty my hands on opening some oysters, everything was perfectly fresh, even the two day old shellfish. The problem with these markets however is their stock is extremely limited. While it would be nice and all to think of them as markets in the more traditional sense, for one to be able to get the quantities I required, I had to be their at opening on each of these days. They are more of a tasting novelty, and could never be used by chef's as source of local catch. That said, it is a perfect way for people in the area to become aware of the local growers. If you really want to get in on all that Farm Fresh RI has to offer visit their website. They offer food tasting events and great information on some of the efforts being taken to promote sustainable food in our communities.