Journal

Guides, stories and seasonal notes from the farms.

Veg box, CSA, or farm marketplace: which to choose

Vegetables · 9 Oct 2026

Veg box, CSA, or farm marketplace: which to choose

Compared on cost, commitment, variety and traceability, so you can match the model to how you actually shop.

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How to check where your food really comes from

Guide · 9 Oct 2026

How to check where your food really comes from

The law only requires one step back up the chain, so nobody has to name the farm. What the rules do and do not promise, and what to look for instead.

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How fast vegetables lose nutrients after harvest

Vegetables · 9 Oct 2026

How fast vegetables lose nutrients after harvest

What measured studies found about storage time and temperature — including the case where frozen came out ahead of fresh.

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Selling your farm produce direct in Poland

Guide · 1 Oct 2026

Selling your farm produce direct in Poland

What rolniczy handel detaliczny actually requires, what selling online changes and what it does not, and how the channels compare — followed by exactly what our Kraków pilot offers a producer, in the words of the contract, including the two categories it refuses.

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Selling farm produce direct in France: which channel is worth your time

Guide · 17 Sept 2026

Selling farm produce direct in France: which channel is worth your time

What changes legally when the order arrives online, what does not, and how the five channels compare — followed by exactly what our Seine-et-Marne pilot offers a producer, in the words of the contract, including the two categories it refuses.

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Selling your own farm produce in Italy: what the rules actually require

Guide · 18 Aug 2026

Selling your own farm produce in Italy: what the rules actually require

The national rules are more permissive than most farmers expect: no licence, a notification you do not have to wait out, and an online channel that starts the day you send it. Here is what the law says, and the three places where it stops.

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The boat provisioning checklist, sorted by locker instead of by aisle

Guide · 17 Aug 2026

The boat provisioning checklist, sorted by locker instead of by aisle

Everything that goes aboard, grouped by where it will be stowed — plus the non-food half most lists forget, and the things that should never come aboard at all.

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Km 0 food: what the Italian label means, and what it does not

Guide · 17 Aug 2026

Km 0 food: what the Italian label means, and what it does not

Italian law puts a number on it: 70 km from the point of sale, or the same province. What that includes, how it differs from a short supply chain, and which of its advantages survive a closer look.

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Provisioning menus by guests and days

Guide · 12 Aug 2026

Provisioning menus by guests and days

Three ready-made sets for a charter week, a day-by-day plan for six guests, and the per-person quantities behind them.

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Yacht provisioning: how to stock a charter with local food

Guide · 11 Aug 2026

Yacht provisioning: how to stock a charter with local food

Planning quantities by guests and days, working around the galley's limits, buying well in port, and getting the order to the boat on time.

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Buying food direct from farms: the complete guide

Guide · 11 Aug 2026

Buying food direct from farms: the complete guide

How ordering from a farm works end to end — what you can buy, what it costs, who you are buying from, and what to put in a first order.

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Why buy food directly from farms

Vegetables · 28 Jul 2026

Why buy food directly from farms

Shorter chains mean fresher food, fairer prices for growers, and a name behind everything you eat.

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Eating with the seasons

Fruits · 21 Jul 2026

Eating with the seasons

Seasonal produce tastes better, costs less, and travels fewer miles. Here's how to shop by the calendar.

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How to store fresh farm food

Dairy · 14 Jul 2026

How to store fresh farm food

Real food with no preservatives needs a little care. Simple rules to keep it at its best for longer.

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Meet the makers behind your food

Cheese · 7 Jul 2026

Meet the makers behind your food

Behind every product is a person. Get to know the farms and workshops that stock the market.

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A short guide to farmhouse cheese

Cheese · 30 Jun 2026

A short guide to farmhouse cheese

Fresh, soft, hard, blue — a quick tour of the cheeses on the market and how to enjoy them.

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From farm to table in a day

Eggs · 23 Jun 2026

From farm to table in a day

How an order goes from a field in the morning to your door — and why that timing matters.

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