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
Leaning Shed Farm
Berrien Spring, MI
Froggy Meadow
Beloit, WI
Taliaferro Farm
New Paltz, NY
Elmwood Stock Farm
Scott County, KY
Toigo Orchards
Shippensberg, PA
Orchard Hill Creamery
Unadilla, NE
Broken Horn D Ranch
Prescott, AZ
Mick Klug Farms
St. Joseph, MI
Heavenly Sunset Farm
Woodhull, NY
Four Roots Farm
East Haddam, CT
Running Creek Farm
Mt. Healthy, OH
Crawford Farms
Timpson, TX
Minazzoli Farms
Stockton, CA
Bitta-Blue Farm
Killingworth, CT
Flower of the Forest Farm
Lexington Park, MD
Alstede Farms
Chester, NJ
The New York Restaurant
Harbor Springs, MI
Pond Hill Farm
Harbor Springs, MI
Shady Grove Ranch
Jefferson, TX
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