Saturday in the Strip!

Want in on the action? We'll be beside the extraordinary Bar Marco on Penn Avenue between 22 and 23 Streets from 9-12.

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A Case for Cows

A good method to stir up gatherings lacking edifying conversation is to casually drop the comment that eating beef is a good thing for our environment. Before you utter the words, though, make sure you’ve located the exit. The mob will attack.

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Looking Over the Mountain

For as long as I can remember, farmers in Clarion and the surrounding region have, after reading Lancaster Farming and other agricultural publications from the area, longingly looked East with visions in their minds of the flat and fertile land constituting Pennsylvania’s breadbasket.

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Where to Eat: It's Take-Out Tuesday!!

He's back on the streets, and the streets are better for it: James of PGH Taco Truck fame will cure your hunger.

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Saturday in the Strip!

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD MORNING, PITTSBURGH!!!

Unless you've managed to avoid all interaction with the outside world by spending a week living in a cave, you know it's going to snow this weekend. A lot.

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Saturday in the Strip!

We're between 22 and 23 Streets on Penn Ave directly beside Bar Marco, an establishment filled with some of the greatest people in Pittsburgh. Find us between 9am and 12pm.

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We feel the best way to show return on a dollar spent at our farm is to partner with and launch a new generation of excellence.

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Saturday in the Strip!

We're in the Strip today from 9-12 with our friends Gruber Farms Pasture Raised Meats. You'll find us on Penn Avenue between 22 and 23 Streets right beside the extraordinary Bar Marco.

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5 Tips to Thrive at a Farmer's Market, Week 5: Perfection

Goodness, I think we can all use a dose of wholesome over fake flawless. I yearn for a little reality on the dinner table – do you?

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Wednesday at the Farm! The BEST day to live in Clarion.

Apparently people like unadulterated food.

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Take Out Tuesday: Zack's, New Bethlehem

Families gather together this time of year, and, if yours is anything like ours, you like to head out and eat as a group to collectively share a fun experience. Zack’s should definitely be a waypoint in your travels.

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Take Out Tuesday: Prohibition Pastries, Pittsburgh

I've been to her bakery only twice, both times within the past several months. It immediately became one of my favorite places in Pittsburgh, and I don't hand out such praise lightly.

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5 Tips to Thrive at a Farmer's Market, Week #4: Market First, Grocer Later

Grocery getting habitually fits in on the way home from work, and the result is a full larder when market day rolls around.

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5 Tips to Thrive at a Farmer's Market, Week #3: Give a little Grace

Remember, many farmers are learning, too, and their practices may not have fully caught up to consumer desires.

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Take-Out Tuesday: Clarion River Brewing Company, Clarion PA

Beer. Clarion Farms burgers. Live music. Awesome atmosphere. Yep: Clarion River Brewing Company can't be beat for date night!

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Most people are increasingly concerned that our food system consists of just a few major players who operate on an international scale to put food on your table. Transparency is obviously an issue when customers are spread all over the country and producers are all over the world. As the beef industry consolidates into a vertically integrated mass production machine, they're running into issues with public relations.

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