Local Producers

Good reasons to be supporting your local producers and farmers:

• • Locally grown food helps build better communities
  • Local foods retain more nutrients as the produce is allowed to mature naturally and picked fresh and in season, while food that travels long distances is often picked before it’s ripe, and refrigerated for long periods.
  • Local food can be better for your health as local foods retain more nutrients.
  • Eating foods that are in season and eating chemical free and less processed foods can further reduce one’s greenhouse gas emissions.
  • Small and local farms provide numerous economic, social and environmental benefits beyond fewer food miles.
  • Shop local it is more than just a trend, it’s a lifestyle. Rather than supporting faceless corporations, buying local when possible gives some control back to the consumer, and is in turn better for the environment, better for the economy, and better for the consumer.