BRUSH WITH FAME: Elizabeth Glasgow (seated, far left) on the set of Marjorie Mariner’s cooking program, ‘Kitchen Corner,’ which was broadcast on WFMJ (Channel 21). The photo dates from the 1960s. Mariner was Glasgow’s great aunt. By ELIZABETH GLASGOW | METRO MONTHLY CONTRIBUTING WRITER Years ago I wrote a post for a mostly abandoned food blog called […]
Heart attack reaffirms mission of farmers’ market manager
November 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment
After suffering a heart attack in 2007, Jim Converse, manager of the Northside Farmers’ Market, underwent quintuple heart bypass surgery at St. Elizabeth Health Center in Youngstown. Last fall, after setting up for a farmers’ market at St. E’s, Converse suffered a second heart attack. “It was a busy day setting up tables and at […]
USDA undersecretary visits Downtown Farmers Market, talks nutrition
October 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment
EMMALEE C. TORISK | METRO MONTHLY STAFF WRITER After lunching with Wilson Middle School students, Kevin Concannon, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s undersecretary for food, nutrition and consumer services, stopped by the Downtown Farmers Market on Central Square around 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Out of 7,000 farmers markets in the U.S., just 2,000 of them, […]
Do you plan on growing a vegetable garden this summer?
March 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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