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Eats, Beats and Treats in North Prov.

How have I remained unaware of The Locals for eight whole months? This new-to-me eatery and live music venue is tasty, affordable, and only ten minutes outside Providence. Place settings wrapped in cloth napkins adorn the tabletops as if eagerly awaiting picnickers, and cute little notecards with diners’ names mark reserved tables. The Locals provides …

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New Farmstand Celebrates the Locally Grown

Smithfield’s Blackbird Farm has turned a once-derelict outbuilding on Route 7 (Douglas Pike) into a celebration of local goodness: their own eggs and meat, fresh Confreda Farms produce, Rhody Fresh milk, Yacht Club soda, Windward Farms honey, and Del’s lemonade.  The owners, members of the Bouthillette family, are quick to praise their fellow farmers, from …

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Last RIC farmer’s market

Mount Pleasant and Elmhurt folks, take note: Today marks the very last farmer’s market at Rhode Island College (unless, of course, it becomes an annual tradition).   It’s small, it’s cute, it’s fresh, it’s local.  It’s a win-win. Rhode Island College, 600 Mt. Pleasant Ave, Providence / 4-6 p.m.

Wintertime Farmers Market Opening This Saturday!

Providence Wintertime Farmers Market Opening This Saturday! AS220 – 115 Empire Street Every Saturday 12-3 pm As the winter months begin, Farm Fresh Rhode Island is thrilled to announce the opening of a new indoor farmer’s market, happening every Saturday from 12 pm to 3 pm at AS220. This weekly market will begin this Saturday …

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