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Farmer Markets and Buying Direct from Local Farms
Chances are that at some point in your lives you had an opportunity to visit a farmer market or roadside stand. In the last eight years, the number of farmers’ markets has increased almost 80% percent, and there are now over 3,000 markets nationwide. Approximately 20,000 farmers sell their products only at farmer markets.
Farmer markets are making a comeback from New York City to Los
Angles. Virtually every city and town, large and small has access to a
farm market that sells locally grown and raised products. Locally
grown is generally defined as having been produced within a certain
distance from the market. These markets are a great way to support the
small family farm.
A farmer market has a community feel unlike a grocery store or a store in a mall. You can talk to the farmers about where their farm is located, how much land they farm, when the produce was grown, just about anything having to do with the origin of the food. You can stop and chat with neighbors, even swap good recipes. You can actually get to know the people who are growing the food you are eating.
These days the Internet can bring products from the family farm to you. Not many of us live near cattle farms or farms that grow coffee beans. We are still able to support the family farm by buying products from them over the Internet.
Posted by Patti on July 28, 2007
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