One of the greatest joys we’ve had on our journey this year is developing relationships with local farmers and farmer’s markets. But we are very fortunate to live an a quasi-urban area that has close proximity to lots of farmland and a great deal of support for small farmer’s markets. We also have several produce delivery services that source from farms statewide. Those resources make locavore living a great deal easier. But how do you find local farms if you don’t have farmer’s markets? Here is a great resource!
Local Harvest is a web-based tool that searches by zip code and/or farm type to help you find local food sources in your area! Most farms have a little description of the kind of farming they do, what they grow and roughly what their growing/production season is. I did a search in my area and found several sources that were new to me, including local honey producers!
Depending on where you live, you may be able to find the resources you need to buy local produce, meat, eggs and honey all winter long!
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Heather @ SugarDish(Me)
/ November 15, 2012Dear Deanna,
I love this. I just used this tool and found pasture raised chickens like a mile from where Chad works. Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!
~Heather
Year Of Healthier Living
/ November 15, 2012So glad!!!! Half the battle is just knowing where to find things! Farmers are great people, but by and large they are not great at marketing 🙂