Membership in a subscription farm service provides a number of benefits to the consumer and the community. Apart from the obvious, i.e., fresh delicious produce delivered to you at a fair price and definitive knowledge of where your food is coming from, you reap all the benefits of buying locally.
Buy locally grown for your HEALTH
Locally grown, seasonal food is fresh and wholesome, with superior taste and nutrition.
Eating fresh foods in season is vital to a healthy diet, promotes health and supports an active lifestyle.
Buy locally grown for our ENVIRONMENT
Local farms enhance and beautify our landscapes.
Farms protect watersheds and provide biodiversity.
Locally grown food requires less packaging and transportation, which means less waste and pollution.
Buy locally grown for our ECONOMY
Every dollar spent on local produce supports an independent family farmer who provides jobs, attracts tourists, and re-circulates dollars throughout the local economy, contributing to the area's economic health.
For every tax dollar collected from a farmer, he or she will utilize only 34 cents in services, while residents in new developments will use $1.15 in services.
Buy locally grown for our HERITAGE
Local farms are links to the land and our ancestors.
Farms are natural classrooms and provide education, recreation, entertainment and healthy outdoor experiences.
Farms are a legacy. Supporting local farms today keeps the door open to the farms and farmers of tomorrow.
Thanks to Growing for Market Journal and The Kansas City Food Circle for this information.
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