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BUY LOCALLY PRODUCED FOOD. The average mouthful of food travels 1,400 miles from the farm to our plates. Food available from local farms is fresher and closer to ripeness, while using less energy for transport. Buying local products also supports farmers and preserves farmland. Local food is less likely to have been treated with post-harvest pesticides. If you get your fruits and vegetables at a farmers' market or from a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm, you can ask the farmer whether the food has been genetically engineered or treated with pesticides. |
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• USDA LIST OF
FARMERS' MARKETS • FARMERS' MARKET PROGRAM FOR WIC (Women, Infants, & Children)
• BUY FROM A CSA (Community Supported Agriculture program). Visit the sites below to find a farm in your area. • ASK YOUR GROCERY OR LOCAL STORES TO STOCK LOCALLY-GROWN PRODUCE SUCH AS CoreValues Apples.
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• Having difficulty finding a CSA or Farmers' Market in your area? Here's how you can START YOUR OWN CSA (Community Supported Agriculture program) in your community. Or check local farmers' markets for season extenders (see Four Seasons Farming in Maine and Eliot Coleman and Barbara Damrush & William Woys Weaver) • PATRONIZE RESTAURANTS THAT USE LOCAL ORGANIC PRODUCERS
• GET IN TOUCH WITH THE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE.
• ADVOCATE FOR SMALL FARMS: Find out how you can get involved in shaping policy to support small farms and sustainable agriculture. Click here to learn more out about FARM BILL 2002 and the issues emerging in congress that will soon be addressed nationally. • There's nothing so delicious as ripe vegetables picked from the vine. If you can, PLANT YOUR OWN GARDEN or join a community garden. Remember, though, when shopping for seeds think heirloom seeds or those from a safe seed resource. One final note, if you're doing your own gardening, ask your nursery or lawn and garden store to provide notification about what plants and products are pesticide free!
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