This past Monday Frostburg State University was able call itself home to its first Farmers Market. Featuring several farms, a miller, and Frostburg citys own mountain city. Walking in students are greeted with the smell of butternut squash mac and cheese, and the sight of fresh vegetables. Armark, the on campus provider for food hosted the event bringing in farmers from the area who provide them with the fresh fruits and vegetables used in all parts of Armark. I spoke with Carolann, pictured below, who told me that since she had been working their in march she has been able to see the campus bring in locally grown food on campus including the catered food. She then explained that while they are not always able to get locally grown food they prefer to use it and when the prices are good in the food is in season they always go local.
I then met Corey B. Armstrong the project coordinator for Frostburg Grows. However since this is not a sustainbility blog i thought i would use this as a chance to link to Howard Fooksman Blog on Sustainability. I have also included the link to the actual page Frostburg website , Facebook Page, Western MD Page
Across from Corey was Charles and his daughter, a grower from Oakland. His family has been selling their grown goods since 1998, and contracts with several different markets in Oakland and Morgantowne to sell his fresh produce. He told me that "he never comes to the farmers markets up here because of the distance." He was however excited to be their and sell his fresh veggies to the students and faculty.
The last person I spoke with was Dawn Custer from Goodness Grows. She referred me to her website Goodness Grows were the history of the farm can be found. She then told me about the products she was selling. She featured about 6 different types of wheat breads that she had milled, braided, and baked her self, with all organic properties including flour she mills from the very same wheat as her bread allowing it to bake itself right back into the bread.
