The farm stand will be the first time FRESHFARM sells produce in Ward 8, in a community east of the Anacostia River with fewer healthy food options.

Susan Qin has expanded her wholesale dumpling and chili oil business into a storefront near Mount Vernon Square — to the confusion of some hungry diners who live nearby.

The pawpular fruit is expected at a lot of farmers markets this weekend, near the tail end of the season.

The owner of the plaza at 18th Street and Columbia Road NW has been trying to sell the land to a developer for more than five years, but community groups have been pushing back.

Some vendors are trying home delivery and building a bigger social media presence to appeal to customers who are staying home.

The mobile payment processor that lets people spend SNAP funds at the market will be out of service come September.

Where to find fermented sea vegetables, breads made with heirloom wheat flour, and gluten-free tartlets.

Recipes for butternut, acorn, spaghetti, kabocha and delicata squash.

Cold gazpacho on a hot summer day is a refreshing way to enjoy the tastes of the season.

A lot of people are into locally-raised organic food these days. Farmers’ markets are extremely popular, people buy into farm shares with boxes of food delivered from small farms, and restaurants market their local food cred. But this is a new angle.