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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Rosetree Hill Farm
Providence Forge, VA
Flower of the Forest Farm
Lexington Park, MD
Garrett’s Country Meats and Produce
Wilkesboro, NC
Valencia Creek Farms
Santa Cruz County, CA
Broken Horn D Ranch
Prescott, AZ
Running Creek Farm
Mt. Healthy, OH
Two Acre Farm
Harbor Springs, MI
Mellody Ranch
Santa Cruz County, CA
Gregory Farm
Harbor Springs, MI
Orchard Hill Creamery
Unadilla, NE
Alstede Farms
Chester, NJ
Sun Fed Beef and Pork
Earlville, NY
Toigo Orchards
Shippensberg, PA
Mick Klug Farms
St. Joseph, MI
Anderson Plant and Produce
Coushatta, LA
Froggy Meadow
Beloit, WI
Bitta-Blue Farm
Killingworth, CT
Taliaferro Farm
New Paltz, NY
Finn Meadows Farm
Montgomery, OH
Black Rock Orchard
Lineboro, MD
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