This Wednesday things were definitely not business as usual at the Roots in the City Farmers Market in Overtown. All the vendors were gone — no Nature Boyz, no Redland Organics, no Hani’s goat cheese. Members of the media, including three TV stations and four bloggers, were interviewing curious neighbors, and protesters with signs milled [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Roots in the City’
Outburst in Overtown
Posted in events, location, market, media, photo, politics, tagged farmers market, media, Roots in the City on April 1, 2011 | 3 Comments »
RITC market opens for second season
Posted in events, farmer/grower, food, location, locavore, market, photo, tagged Gardens of TROY, Hani's Mediterranean Organics, Michael Schwartz, Michel Nischon, Redland Organics, Roots in the City, Teena's Pride Farm on December 21, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The Roots in the City Farmers Market in Overtown opened on Wednesday Dec. 8th for its second season. You may remember that it ran for a couple months, March and April, earlier this year. Now it’s back at the same corner of NW 10 St. and 2 Ave. in Miami, and it’s grown a bit [...]
Roots in the City Farmers Market returns
Posted in events, food, market, tagged farmers market, Hani's Mediterranean Organics, Redland Organics, Roots in the City, Teena's Pride Farm on December 7, 2010 |
This season’s grand opening of the Roots in the City Farmers Market is on Wednesday Dec. 8, from 1 to 4 pm. The market will be held in the same place it was last year, on the corner of NW 10th St. and 2nd Ave. in Overtown, right by the RITC gardens. This market is [...]
More farmers markets!
Posted in events, food, location, locavore, market, tagged farmers market, Pinecrest Gardens Farmers Market, Roots in the City, South Miami Farmers Market on December 1, 2010 |
There are a few new farmers markets, and one returning market, opening up soon. Here’s a quick rundown of all-local, grower supported markets. Monday 2 – 6 pm (starts Dec. 6) Homestead Farmers Market Losner Park, 104 N Krome Ave., Homestead Wednesday and Friday 1 – 4 pm (starts Dec. 8th) Roots in the City [...]
CNN report on Overtown market
Posted in market, media, tagged CNN, Roots in the City on May 5, 2010 | 5 Comments »
The rescheduled and much awaited CNN report on the Roots in the City Farmers Market aired last night on Anderson Cooper 360. Did you miss it? (I did.) You can watch it online here, on the AC360 blog. Catch a glimpse of our fruit expert Melissa Contreras explaining tamarind to CNN correspondent John Zarella and [...]

