Choose Local!

When you choose to buy local, sustainably grown foods and flowers you:

Eat healthy foods and know the farmer that grows your food

Support your local food and flower farmers and

help them provide necessary food sources for birds, bees,

butterflies and other insects that play a vital role in the production

of crops for human and animal consumption

Help build your local economy as more money stays in your community

Help build a strong community and increase local employment

Help your friends and neighbors earn a living wage

Create less environmental impact

Help reduce the use of pesticides, herbicides, fungicides and other chemicals

Help reduce packaging waste and reduce transportation costs