Quality of the Food

Farmer’s markets typically feature produce and food that is grown both naturally and organically. The freshness, taste and quality of the food is usually much better than what you will find at your grocery store – even the expensive boutique ones. Farmers who sell at farmer’s markets retain the nutritional content of their products, pick their produce at the very peak of its flavor, and also offer you hard-to-get foods, such as raw milk and very fresh eggs. The food they sell travels from their farms (near where you live) to the market to your table., This helps to ensure that the food does not get damaged or bruised and is available to you shortly after being picked or produced.

Helping Local Farmers

Buying your produce at farmer’s markets means you are buying produce that is grown locally. This simple act ensures you are supporting the network of local farmers in your area. Doing so helps ensure that these farmers can continue their local growing operations. Fresh food from the farm to you. Healthy, flavorful, and economically smart.

Environmental Reasons

Since the time the food travels from the local farms to your dinner table, the fossil fuel consumption is reduced. The network of managed and sustainable farms that comprise the backbone of farmer’s markets help to both conserve water resources as well as the purity of the soil. This helps wildlife by helping to preserve its habitat. The positive environmental impact contributed by farmers markets in your area is an important reason why you should support them.

Sharing the experience and information with your young children will help inspire them to continue to support local markets when they grow up.