Author Archives for Meredith Clements

Star Fruit Giver


Having grown up in the Midwest and relishing the overpriced tropical fruit that the specialty grocery stores sometimes offered, I was clearly taken aback when I traveled to one of the poorest nations in the world, Tanzania, finding myself on dirt roads lined with overflowing baskets of vividly colored and breathtakingly fresh fruits like papayas, […]

If You Are What You Eat: Then I’m a Local


“You do that one egg thang,” said Carol Ann, in reference to a vendor at the Fredericksburg farmer’s Market (FFM) who came in the first market day with less than a dozen eggs. Carol Ann of Boggy Creek Farm in Austin, Texas, was referring to the idea that the best way to start selling in a […]

Meredith Clements

At the young age of seven, Meredith Clements used to sneak her little sister underneath their parent's grand piano with a cutting board, knife, and a few carrots. Teaching her sister proper chopping techniques that she once learned from the men in her family, was even at that age, pertinent that others share her love of food and cooking. Now, after volunteering in Africa and obtaining a degree in philosophy from the University of Colorado-Boulder, she is the Assistant Editor for Society Scene Sun-Sentinel. Meredith brings us her adoration of food combined with a passion for writing, and a simple philosophical approach of her "joie de vive."