http://therhodelesstraveled.com Great things from the tiny state of Rhode Island Tue, 22 May 2012 16:03:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://0.gravatar.com/blavatar/26ed09c4c0c55f95520523b826ca79fd?s=96&d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png http://therhodelesstraveled.com http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2011/12/22/my-daily-providence-reading-list/ http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2011/12/22/my-daily-providence-reading-list/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:15:36 +0000 geoffmeek http://therhodelesstraveled.com/?p=2131 ]]> http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2011/12/22/my-daily-providence-reading-list/feed/ 0 geoffmeek My reading list http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2011/09/18/hill-orchards/ http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2011/09/18/hill-orchards/#comments Sun, 18 Sep 2011 11:16:13 +0000 Michele Meek http://therhodelesstraveled.com/?p=2065 In our few years in Rhode Island, apple picking has become one of our fall traditions. We've gone to Jaswell’s Farm, which has a great farm stand and pasteurizes their own cider, and Sweet Berry Farm, which I love for their café/farm stand (their pumpkin muffins are addictive). This year, to try something new (and because we heard they still had peaches), we headed to Hill Orchards in Johnston, RI...]]> http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2011/09/18/hill-orchards/feed/ 0 michelemeek Hill Orchards http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2011/07/11/wrights-dairy-farm/ http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2011/07/11/wrights-dairy-farm/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:37:40 +0000 Michele Meek http://therhodelesstraveled.com/?p=1904 Recently at a 4-year-old's birthday party, I instinctively replied "no thanks" to the offer of cake. But when I learned that the cake came from Wrights Dairy Farm, I immediately admitted I had made a huge mistake and got myself a slice...]]> http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2011/07/11/wrights-dairy-farm/feed/ 1 michelemeek wrightdairy cake http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2010/11/09/20-minutes-and-5-at-the-wintertime-farmers-market/ http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2010/11/09/20-minutes-and-5-at-the-wintertime-farmers-market/#comments Tue, 09 Nov 2010 12:07:56 +0000 geoffmeek http://therhodelesstraveled.com/?p=1442 Twenty minutes and $5 at the Winters Farmers' Market turns out to be more fruitful than you might expect...]]> http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2010/11/09/20-minutes-and-5-at-the-wintertime-farmers-market/feed/ 0 geoffmeek yams http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2010/09/18/jaswells/ http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2010/09/18/jaswells/#comments Sat, 18 Sep 2010 22:24:13 +0000 Michele Meek http://therhodelesstraveled.com/?p=1378 On the advice of a friend, we decided to drive to Smithfield's "Apple Valley" to Jaswell's Farm. ]]> http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2010/09/18/jaswells/feed/ 1 michelemeek apple m-apple http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2010/08/17/coggeshall/ http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2010/08/17/coggeshall/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:38:19 +0000 Michele Meek http://therhodelesstraveled.com/?p=1269 It may seem absurd to wake your kid up early on a Saturday morning for morning chores, but we did exactly that this past weekend in order to visit Coggeshall Farm for their Breakfast in the Barnyard program...]]> http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2010/08/17/coggeshall/feed/ 0 michelemeek coggeshall1 coggeshall2 http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2010/06/28/rhode-island-rye/ http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2010/06/28/rhode-island-rye/#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:53:24 +0000 Michele Meek http://therhodelesstraveled.com/?p=1223 The official Rhode Island Rye bread offers a rich, complex flavor. Even better, it's completely home grown...]]> http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2010/06/28/rhode-island-rye/feed/ 1 michelemeek rye http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2010/03/28/south-kingston-winter-farmers-market/ http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2010/03/28/south-kingston-winter-farmers-market/#comments Sun, 28 Mar 2010 14:00:06 +0000 Michele Meek http://therhodelesstraveled.com/?p=1111 A down-home version of the Pawtucket Winter Farmers' Market, the South Kingston Winter Farmers' Market features a modest selection of farms, but certainly enough to buy the wintertime basics.]]> http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2010/03/28/south-kingston-winter-farmers-market/feed/ 0 michelemeek apples-hill eggs http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2010/03/22/farmstead/ http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2010/03/22/farmstead/#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2010 22:04:29 +0000 Michele Meek http://therhodelesstraveled.com/?p=896 I love any restaurant where the waitress asks, "Do you want the bacon with that?" and she's talking about dessert. But what's most impressive is that at La Laiterie at Farmstead the bacon actually works in the dessert. Especially since, as everyone knows, bacon is a health food.]]> http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2010/03/22/farmstead/feed/ 1 michelemeek farmstead-dinner http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2010/03/15/maple/ http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2010/03/15/maple/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:49:25 +0000 Michele Meek http://therhodelesstraveled.com/?p=1056 Our maple sugaring excursion this weekend in Rhode Island included a tour and breakfast at the Parker Woodland Wildlife Refuge, along with some farm production of maple syrup courtesy of Chepachet Farms.]]> http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2010/03/15/maple/feed/ 2 michelemeek maplehouse mapleinside