Gray 2 Green

Welcome to your local Farmers Market, here is the place where farmers can sell their goods (fruits, vegetables, and much more) to you.
Okay, so I personally haven’t shopped at my local farmers market all that often. Sorry, I know that I should and once the weather warms up I will get out there and buy local.
Most of the time the things you purchase from local farmers are organic. If it’s not then at least they don’t use the same heavy duty chemicals that large growers use. No, I’m definitely not saying that it’s okay to use chemicals, I’m just saying that they aren’t as bad for you. If it’s not labeled organic, ask. They should be kind and willing to point you in the direction of organic or at least tell you whether or not their goods are organic. In my opinion and the opinion of many others, local food tastes better. Maybe it’s because it’s fresher, usually a lot fresher than the produce you buy in your local grocery store. When you buy local you are helping out the planet, you are also helping out local families. The goods don’t travel very far so there is less air pollution. Even if your closest market is 15 minutes away it is still more earth friendly than traveling two minutes in Virginia to buy strawberries that came from California.
But seriously, if you want to be really earth friendly, grow your own organic produce from organic seeds. Just a thought…

sources:
gardenmandy.com
how to buy local