4P Foods Blog
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Stay up-to-date on what is new with 4P Foods, our community, and our partners. 4P's impact blog has community stories, updates, and home-grown hype. 4P Foods sources fresh, high-quality, delicious food, prioritizing local and regional partners. We cultivate a network of growers and producers who engage in labor practices that enable people and communities to thrive, and in growing..
4P Foods Blog
1w ago
Easter is a time for celebration and tradition, and dyeing Easter eggs is one of the most popular traditions. However, most commercial egg dyes contain chemicals that can potentially harm the environment and your health. Try this fun and egg-citing way to use natural ingredients to dye your eggs ..read more
4P Foods Blog
1w ago
Prescribing healthy food to at-risk individuals is predicted to have meaningful health and economic benefits. A Tufts University study, for example, found that Medicare/ Medicaid subsidies for fresh fruits and vegetables could prevent 300,000+ premature deaths from cardiovascular disease and save $40B in total lifetime healthcare costs ..read more
4P Foods Blog
3w ago
4P Foods is entering its tenth year of rebuilding a regenerative and equitable regional food system. Through partnerships and collaborations, 4P Foods is now a food aggregator that distributes responsibly-sourced food to residential customers, universities, restaurants, grocery stores, food banks, K-12 school cafeterias, and hospital partners with our food-as-medicine programs ..read more
4P Foods Blog
2M ago
We now have locally baked bread available in the 4P Foods shop! To celebrate having bread from local bakeries, we are creating a list of tasty sandwiches made using regenerative, locally sourced, and pasture-raised products ..read more
4P Foods Blog
7M ago
The great weather conditions in Virginia make it a prime state to grow apples. Read on to find out which varieties are best for eating and baking ..read more
4P Foods Blog
7M ago
With school back in session and vacations winding down, it can feel like things are getting too busy to peel and chop a whole butternut squash. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! With our collection of responsibly-sourced easy weeknight meals, you can eat meals that take less time to prepare ..read more
4P Foods Blog
7M ago
4P Foods sources melons from Mid-Atlantic growers. This means we have fresh melons that were allowed to ripen on the vine producing deep flavor and wonderful nutrition ..read more
4P Foods Blog
8M ago
The grapes grown by farmers in the Mid-Atlantic are unique to our region. Learn more about the top three grape varieties harvested in the Mid-Atlantic and concord the day ..read more
4P Foods Blog
8M ago
Small farm–crafted, award-winning Vermont Cheese delivered in your 4P Foods tote ..read more
4P Foods Blog
9M ago
4P Foods only works with local dairies, like Shenandoah Valley Family Farms in Virginia, that do not practice confined animal operations. Shop ethically sourced dairy products online at 4PFoods.com ..read more