How many of us write long letters to friends and family? If you asked that question 50 years ago, the answer probably would have been significantly more than do so today. Our means of communication ...

NEWFIELDS — Through their new catering kitchen, the Vernon Family Farm has found an innovative way for people to get a taste of their locally raised food directly on the farm where it was produced.

Chefs work long shifts, often on evenings, weekends and holidays. Farmer hours are not much better; they must make hay (or plant corn, or pick strawberries) while the sun shines, as the saying goes.

A plate of food from Alice Waters’ Chez Panisse restaurant in Berkeley, California. The restaurant is largely credited as being one of the first and most vocal supporters of the farm-to-table movement ...