Tag: Farmer's market

Farm-to-table dining

While there’s a clear financial and health benefit to preparing your own meals, the biggest benefit of farm-to-table dining is the awareness of what’s in the food you’re eating and where it comes from.  Eating farm-to-table means building a relationship with food that you don’t get with processed...

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Hot food has purpose

Vendors at the Queen’s Farmer’s Market were notified last month that a new policy prohibits the sale of hot food. It’s a decision that has negative consequences on vendors and risks the market’s future prosperity. In letters sent to vendors, Catering manager John McKegney stated the guiding principles...

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The price of local produce

Every Wednesday the farmer’s market sets up shop between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. in front of Stauffer Library, giving students unique access to locally grown produce. During the summer season, the market sets up every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The set out to break down the prices and origins of some...

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Market expands on campus

The first farmer’s market at Queen’s was held five years ago outside Stauffer Library with eight vendors. This year, the market has 20. Sodexo Catering Manager John McKegney has been running the market for the past two seasons. He’s overseen the market move from outside Stauffer Library to outside...

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