Most of us never meet the people who grow our food
- Buying from farmers markets supports small family farmers. Without your support, many local farms risk extinction.
- Family farms and farmers markets employ local people.
- Farmers markets build community: market customers know their neighbors.
- Farmers markets are an important part of thriving local business districts.
- Eating fresh, local fruits and vegetables contributes to good health.
- Fresh, local products have incomparable flavor and quality.
- Family farms preserve the open space we, our children, and wild animals crave and need.
Local farms grow a diversity of crops , ensuring crop biodiversity, which is key to healthy ecosystems.
