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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- Minazzoli Farms
Stockton, CA - Taliaferro Farm
New Paltz, NY - Spiral Path Farm
Perry County, Pennsylvania - Rosetree Hill Farm
Providence Forge, VA - Clear Spring Creamery
Clear Spring, MD - Mellody Ranch
Santa Cruz County, CA - Flower of the Forest Farm
Lexington Park, MD - Froggy Meadow
Beloit, WI - Stafford’s Pier Restaurant
Harbor Springs, MI - Pond Hill Farm
Harbor Springs, MI - Elmwood Stock Farm
Scott County, KY - Four Roots Farm
East Haddam, CT - Broken Horn D Ranch
Prescott, AZ - Valencia Creek Farms
Santa Cruz County, CA - Crawford Farms
Timpson, TX - Earth & Skye Farm
Manhattan, IL - Orchard Hill Creamery
Unadilla, NE - Finn Meadows Farm
Montgomery, OH - Garrett’s Country Meats and Produce
Wilkesboro, NC - Toigo Orchards
Shippensberg, PA
- Family farmers contribute so much.
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