Buying locally grown and raised products comes with many benefits. For one, it allows us to help cut down on the costs and damages that come along with packaging food for long distance travel. When produce and meat are shipped, they are chemically engineered to withstand harsh weather during travel. They are injected with chemicals/hormones that allows them to appear fresh once they arrive to your grocery store. When buying at a local farmers market, you’re usually eating fruits/vegetables that have been picked within the last 24 hours, rather than a few days traveling in a large truck (which as you know, is usually traveling across the country and produces more pollution).
Buying local also allows us to help stabilize the economy within our very own community. We support many local farms by shopping at numerous farmers markets in our area, we also travel to farms in which we personally hand pick the fruits and vegetables. It allows us to spend quality time together as a family, all while providing even fresher ingredients to our customers!
We have proudly support Clover Farms, a local dairy farm. We purchase their half & half and whole milk to use in our food, as well as our coffee station. You can also find their whole milk and their chocolate milk in our coolers!