We should not wait until we are financially strapped before we decide to shop for food more economically. No, this should always be our aim.
Therefore, if a farmer's market is within your reach, check it out first before heading elsewhere.
Additionally, do not forget that some farmers sell their produce even more reasonably when you pick the foods yourself.
I am not talking about spending an entire day working on someone's farm. No, I am talking about spending about thirty minutes or less, depending on what is grown and how much you want.
You will spend a bit less, and of course, get fresher fruits and vegetables.
However, let me add that this may not be happening in every corner of the world, but it does happen in many corners.
If you were not aware of this, now that you are, what are you going to do about it?
PS Don't worry that you may be cutting someone out of a job because you will not be. There are various reasons as to why this opportunity is made possible, and two of them are that the perishable foods are too much for the workers to handle in a given time and on the other hand, the crops are not enough to hire employees for.
Here are some links to farms, just to get you started.
Abers Acres
http://www.localharvest.org/abers-acres-M16970
British Columbia
http://www.welcometobc.ca/vanmarkets/index1.html
Orchalaw Farms - Ontario
http://www.orchalawfarms.com/
Various Places Across the USA (a mixture of farms are here) http://greenpeople.org/OrganicFruitVegetables.html
Therefore, if a farmer's market is within your reach, check it out first before heading elsewhere.
Additionally, do not forget that some farmers sell their produce even more reasonably when you pick the foods yourself.
I am not talking about spending an entire day working on someone's farm. No, I am talking about spending about thirty minutes or less, depending on what is grown and how much you want.
You will spend a bit less, and of course, get fresher fruits and vegetables.
However, let me add that this may not be happening in every corner of the world, but it does happen in many corners.
If you were not aware of this, now that you are, what are you going to do about it?
PS Don't worry that you may be cutting someone out of a job because you will not be. There are various reasons as to why this opportunity is made possible, and two of them are that the perishable foods are too much for the workers to handle in a given time and on the other hand, the crops are not enough to hire employees for.
Here are some links to farms, just to get you started.
Abers Acres
http://www.localharvest.org/abers-acres-M16970
British Columbia
http://www.welcometobc.ca/vanmarkets/index1.html
Orchalaw Farms - Ontario
http://www.orchalawfarms.com/
Various Places Across the USA (a mixture of farms are here) http://greenpeople.org/OrganicFruitVegetables.html
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