Posted in Uncle Matt's in the Press on Jan 27th, 2010
A bounty of local food choices
We are almost half way through the Orlando Slow Food chapter’s first Restaurant Week. Through Sunday, top restaurants are showcasing menu specials that highlight the locally grown and produced foods. We can continue this green momentum but adding local ingredients to our home kitchens as well. Here’s how to get [...]
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Florida Freeze Cuts Produce Supply, Sends Prices Higher
By Tom Sellen and Holly Henschen
Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
Every winter, Matt McLean, a fourth-generation citrus grower near Orlando, is reminded that Florida farming is just legalized gambling. Livelihoods are made and lost based on the whims of Mother Nature, his father tells him.
The risky nature of farming in [...]
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Posted in What's Fresh @ Uncle Matt's on Jan 12th, 2010
Reported by Dave D’Marko and Heather Sorentrue
CLERMONT – Citrus growers across Central Florida are facing huge financial losses after another night of freezing temperatures, and that could greatly affect the price you pay at the supermarket.
At the Showcase of Citrus in southern Lake County, there are 350 acres of citrus groves, with about 50 different types of [...]
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