Reasons to Buy Local
Click HERE to download the "Buy Local" in pdf format.

You are getting the freshest, best tasting food, contributing to a strong local economy, and helping preserve our Genesee County landscape.

Taste the difference in Fresh, Local Food and judge for yourself!

GET EXCEPTIONAL TASTE AND FRESHNESS.
Local food is fresher and tastes better than food shipped long distances from other states or countries. Fresher food is more nutritious. Local farmers can offer produce varieties bred for taste and freshness rather than for shipping and long shelf life. Local food offers better value for your money. You pay for freshness and taste, not packaging, refrigeration and freight.

STRENGTHEN YOUR LOCAL ECONOMY.
When you buy local, your money stays local. Buying local food keeps your dollars circulating in your community. The economic "multiplier effect" (the number of times a single dollar is circulated in a community) is higher for family farms than other business sectors.

SUPPORT LOCAL FAMILY FARMS.
There's never been a more critical time to support your farming neighbors. With each local food purchase, you ensure that more of your money spent on food goes to the farmer. Farms contribute more in taxes than they cost in services.

PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT.
Local food doesn't have to travel far. This reduces carbon dioxide emissions and packing materials. Buying local food also helps to make farming more profitable and selling farmland for development less attractive. Keeping local farms in business preserves open space and wildlife habitat.

BUYING LOCAL IS THIS EASY.
Find a farmer, farmers' market, farm stand, CSA (Community Supported Agriculture), restaurant, retailer, or other local food outlet near you. Encourage your local grocery stores and area restaurants to purchase more of their products from local farmers.

Click HERE to download "The Garden Grocery - Food Safety & Selection at the Farmer's Market". Source: University of Nebraska-Extension.