Farm Star Mary's Blog

Whether for a few hours at one of their events or for a full weekend, the Atlanta Food & Wine Festival has something for every food and beverage lover from the novice to the connoisseur!

We couldn't have opened our New Store -- Harvest, without all of our handpicked companies that we feel meet the Farm-to-Everything lifestyle! In honor of these amazingly great companies, we've chosen a few to showcase and spotlight one of their many awesome products!

Spring is in the air! The flowers are in bloom, temperatures are rising, and all you want to do is GO OUTSIDE! What do all outdoor activities have in common? They make you HUNGRY! We have the perfect on-the-go snacks for you - from SUNSWEET!

These days, women are more commonly being seen as the face of agriculture and are really making their mark on the industry. Women are helping each other and working together to create change in the world and on the farm.

If you're like me, you love the sense of positivity and joy that a beautiful vase of fresh flowers brings to a room. I just love to see fresh flowers in my bedroom, or on my living room table, or even on my desk. It just brightens up the room, the environment – and definitely my mood!

Farming is a way of life, and unpredictable and ever-changing weather can cause chaos for those who live that life. Heavy winds and rain, months-long droughts, extreme temperatures – all of these can ruin or delay growing seasons and cause a lot of extra expenses. All farmers hope to be able to grow and sell their crops, but what if Mother Nature doesn’t have the same plan?

We all know that Mother Nature can be a beast at times. Between changes in climate and crazy weather patterns, she can become the farming industry’s enemy as quickly as she was once its ally.

These not so ugly, UglyRipe® Heirloom Tomatoes are juicy, healthy and full of flavor! Thanks to the Procacci Brothers, distributor for Santa Sweets, Inc., they are one of the largest wholesale produce distributors in North America. Santa Sweets is a family-run company and the growers behind the famous UglyRipe® Heirloom Tomato.

It's no secret that Guacamole is a must-have at any event – especially GAME DAY! Wouldn’t it be amazing if you could make it the day before an event so you have one less thing to worry about on the big day? Well guess what my friends – YOU CAN! No more yucky brown avos! No more hustling to finish the guac before kick-off! How is this miracle possible, you ask? Drumroll please…...NatureSeal for Home Use!

The heart is arguably the most important part of the human body - our hardest working muscle. Sadly (and scarily), cardiovascular diseases claim more lives than all forms of cancer combined, so naturally we should be pretty concerned with keeping it healthy and happy, right? Right!