Your Food, Your Farmer is a promotional program to distinguish farmers markets from the growing number of retail outlets that merchandise and advertise their produce departments in a manner that is reminiscent of farmers markets.

Click Here to Read More about the Your Food, Your Farmer promotion program.

What is buying local and why should we do it?
Very helpful link to information about “buying local” from Sustainable Table. Sustainable Table celebrates the sustainable food movement, educates consumers on food-related issues and works to build community through food. Also, peruse the rest of the site to see other wonderful information about local, sustainable food!

There are many reasons to buy local. Here are just a few from FoodRoutes!
The FoodRoutes Network (FRN) is a national nonprofit organization that provides communications tools, technical support, networking and information resources to organizations nationwide that are working to rebuild local, community-based food systems. FRN is dedicated to reintroducing Americans to their food – the seeds it grows from, the farmers who produce it, and the routes that carry it from the fields to their tables.

Find places to buy local at Local Harvest!
LocalHarvest is America's #1 organic and local food website. They maintain a definitive and reliable "living" public nationwide directory of small farms, farmers markets, and other local food sources. Their search engine helps people find products from family farms, local sources of sustainably grown food, and encourages them to establish direct contact with small farms in their local area. Their online store helps small farms develop markets for some of their products beyond their local area.