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
Crawford Farms
Timpson, TX
Heavenly Sunset Farm
Woodhull, NY
Pond Hill Farm
Harbor Springs, MI
Bitta-Blue Farm
Killingworth, CT
Toigo Orchards
Shippensberg, PA
Clear Spring Creamery
Clear Spring, MD
Broken Horn D Ranch
Prescott, AZ
Taliaferro Farm
New Paltz, NY
Finn Meadows Farm
Montgomery, OH
The New York Restaurant
Harbor Springs, MI
Running Creek Farm
Mt. Healthy, OH
Earth & Skye Farm
Manhattan, IL
Four Roots Farm
East Haddam, CT
Two Acre Farm
Harbor Springs, MI
Spiral Path Farm
Perry County, Pennsylvania
Minazzoli Farms
Stockton, CA
Anderson Plant and Produce
Coushatta, LA
Gregory Farm
Harbor Springs, MI
Stafford’s Pier Restaurant
Harbor Springs, MI
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My father (now 90 years old) started buying produce here in the early '60s -- and we are still shopping here! Yes, my father, too, because it's not just the produce but the pe...
Do I pay a little more for the products I purchase at the farmer's market? Yes! Do I pay more at the farmer's market for the same products I can get at the grocery store? NO! ...
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 ...
My family thrives off of fresh, local food and our farm families thrive off our support. Everybody wins!...
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I want Family Farmers to thrive because we need sources of healthy grown vegetables at an affordable price. We need places for native and honey bees. We need a say in what con...
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I want family farms to thrive so that my son and grandson can continue the way of life started by my father....
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When family farmers thrive we thrive! Farmers provide our families with the nutritious and delicious food that we eat, helping us be healthier, happier people!...
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