The most powerful tool we have to protect farmland is our fork.
ADAM DANFORTH
James Beard and IACP Award-Winning Author
"It’s no coincidence that the best meat comes from animals that live out long lives full of natural activity while thriving on nutritious food. Farmers are paramount — they provide the positive environment for livestock and cultivate the nourishing nature around them. Supporting our farmers, through markets, education, and policy work, is needed more than ever. Farming is a lifelong career, and the next generation needs to be cultivated now."
When you shop at your local farmers market, you help family farmers thrive. What you put on your fork matters.
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What’s #OnMyFork Matters
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- Broken Horn D Ranch
Prescott, AZ - Leaning Shed Farm
Berrien Spring, MI - Shady Grove Ranch
Jefferson, TX - Black Rock Orchard
Lineboro, MD - Sun Fed Beef and Pork
Earlville, NY - Gregory Farm
Harbor Springs, MI - The New York Restaurant
Harbor Springs, MI - Orchard Hill Creamery
Unadilla, NE - Stafford’s Pier Restaurant
Harbor Springs, MI - Rosetree Hill Farm
Providence Forge, VA - Flower of the Forest Farm
Lexington Park, MD - Kneehigh Farm
Pottstown, PA - Running Creek Farm
Mt. Healthy, OH - Elmwood Stock Farm
Scott County, KY - Crawford Farms
Timpson, TX - Earth & Skye Farm
Manhattan, IL - Clear Spring Creamery
Clear Spring, MD - Spiral Path Farm
Perry County, Pennsylvania - Taliaferro Farm
New Paltz, NY - Alstede Farms
Chester, NJ
- Farmers markets are an easy place to be with fellow community members. Everyone is welcome, all ages can participate, and there are lots of smiles to lift any mood. As a vendo...
- I want family farms and their communities to not just survive but thrive. And that is EXACTLY WHAT the TROY WATERFRONT FARMERS MARKET does. My wife Amy and I are honored to be...
- I think its important to support local businesses, I love the community that this farmers market brings to my home town & everything ive ever bought there has been absolut...
- Family farmers create a community gathering place when they bring their farmers market fare. They are family!...
- I want family farms to thrive for the benefit of consumers, so that they feel confident in their next meal and have the opportunity to build a relationship with a local farmer...
- We have a terrific Farmers Market near me. I'm there every single week. It's a "Virginia-Grown" market, meaning everything at our market is grown in or made in Virginia. I lov...
- Our Muscatine Farmers Market is helping our neighbors! Persons who shop are eating healthy foods. As well as supporting ones that do craft items, feed our dogs nutritious snac...
- Family farmers are critical to ensuring access to fresh, local foods. The farmers market is my favorite stop Sunday afternoons!...
- I operated a F2F bagel shop and deli for 5 years, located where the Troy Farmer's Market was held. Because of the proximity of the market, and more importantly, the diversity ...
- I want families farmers to thrive because that makes healthier communities
- It's important for our small farms to flourish and offer the communities a choice of what they put in their mouth. It helps the community, it helps those wishing to eat fresh,...
- I have been a vendor at the Charlottesville City Market for 14 years. I started because my elementary and middle school children wanted to do it. We thought it would be great ...
- The health of our soil and our bodies relies on them thriving! Family farms tend to use less chemicals and build healthy soils by growing sustainably. Healthier soils produce ...
- Small farms are the heart of our country! Feeding the body correctly has many health benefits. Many of our customers come to us with health concerns. They can taste the differ...
- No farmers, no food
- I love going to my farmers market! I love knowing that these products were grown in or made in MY community--not shipped in from 1500 miles away. I like know that the people s...
- I want family farmers to thrive because we are the teachers of farming to all of our customers who want to know where their food is coming from...
- I like knowing where my food comes from. I like knowing that the poultry I buy was raised humanely. I like being able to talk to the farmer who actually grew my food. If I hav...
- I want family farms to not only survive, but thrive, as they are vital to the health and sustainability of our communities and landscapes....
- Not much, but not bad for down town Binghamton New York