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Farmers markets – local, healthy food with good taste and good for the environment
Regional, tasty, healthy food and good for the environment! Certified Farmers Markets allow certified farmers to sell seasonal, often organic, exclusively locally grown and grown products and foods. Typically, the products sold must be produced by the producer on the producer's land. What's in it for you and me? Locally produced food is fresher, tastes better and is environmentally friendly – dramatically reducing the energy costs to put food on the table. And farmers markets always feature local, organic food that doesn't use fertilizers or pesticides, which together use more than 1/3 of the energy to produce...
Farmers markets – local, healthy food with good taste and good for the environment
Regional, tasty, healthy food and good for the environment! Certified Farmers Markets allow certified farmers to sell seasonal, often organic, exclusively locally grown and grown products and foods. Typically, the products sold must be produced by the producer on the producer's land.
What's in it for you and me?
Locally produced food is fresher, tastes better and is environmentally friendly – dramatically reducing the energy costs to put food on the table. And farmers markets always feature local, organic food that doesn't use fertilizers or pesticides, which together account for more than 1/3 of the energy used to produce food.
Then there are the health benefits of organic food. Organic food isn't necessarily healthier in itself than other foods, but the lack of pesticides and insecticides makes it a better choice. Today, the EPA considers 60% of all herbicides, 90% of all fungicides and 30% of all insecticides to be potentially carcinogenic.
Farmers Market Shopping Tips
o Use the market as a place to plan your meal. Shopping and eating “seasonally”.
o Use your senses to find the best items. Smell, touch (gently) and taste.
o plan time; Meander. It's great family fun!
o Bring cash. Credit card acceptance is rare. Likewise ATMs.
o Buy something new occasionally. Ask a friend, the person next to you, or the producer to give you some ideas on how to use it.
o Involve the children. Let them choose and purchase products they will eat. It will help keep them accountable for eating fruits and vegetables.
o Take a cloth bag. It is sustainable and environmentally friendly.
o Bring a friend. Make someone else aware of the food and community spirit at the farmers market.
o Arrive early for selection and opportunity to speak to the producer. You can also find parking spaces!
o Arriving late is better than not arriving. Prices can be better too!
"The farmers market is quickly becoming the new public space in this country. The farmers market is where country meets city. Kids are shown where our food comes from. People politics. They have petitions. They smuggle. It's an incredibly vibrant place. CSA's farmers market allows us to reconnect with nature through these plants, animals and their farmers. That connection is something we've always looked for food for."
Michael Pollan, author of “The Omnivore’s Dilemma”