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BUYING LOCAL gives me a warm and fuzzy feeling

September 15, 2015 By Talya Tate Boerner 5 Comments

the importance of buying local

Buying local gives me a warm and fuzzy feeling.ย I’ve always thought it would be cool to have a little roadside produce stand where I’d sell home grownย tomatoes and okra and fragrant lavender from my garden. It would be shaded by one massive oak tree and my woodenย tables would be covered with vintage oilcloths. For me, stopping at farm fresh produce stands is like buying cookies from a girl scoutโ€”impossible not to do.

Awesome Farm Fresh Produce,ย locatedย just on the edge of Mountain Home, Arkansas, has all the things I consider important in a produce standโ€”honey and jam, fruit and veggies, banners and twinkle lights, an American flag. It remindsย me of the fruit standย we visitedย once upon a time duringย our Mauiย vacation. (If you’ve driven the Road to Hana, you’ve probably stopped at Hana Farms, too. Best.Banana.Bread.Ever.)

Produce Stand

It’s important toย stop at roadside stands whenever you see one, (and support your farmer’s market), and I’m gonna tell you why.

Of course I am.

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  1. For every dollar you spend locally, three dollars is pumped into your local community. This is called the Multiplier Effect.
  2. Local businesses help keep “Fayetteville Funky” and “Austin Weird”. Who wants to live in a plain vanilla, cookie-cutter town filled only with big box businesses and fast food joints? Not me.
  3. Buying local creates more local jobs. Not only doย small business owners hire employees, these are the companiesย buying local advertising, printing, hiring attorneys, etc. In other words, buying local isย a long-term investment inย community.
  4. Planet Earth will thank you. Buying fresh veggies from the local farmer’s market reduces overall environmental impact. I know I’m speakingย tree hugger, but think about it… Oregon apples sold in Arkansas include the cost of transportation, congestion, pollution. Buying local minimizes and nearly eliminates this. (And I haveย nothing whatsoever against Oregon apples.)
  5. And my favorite reasonโ€”local food is fresher, tastier, and in season.

local produce

Yay! Buying local makes for a good day.

What’s your reason for buying locally?

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Grace Grits and Gardening
Farm. Food. Garden. Life.

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Filed Under: Farm, Food & Recipes, Nature & Seasons, Simple Pleasures Tagged With: buy local, farmers, Fayetteville Farmer's Market, fruit stands, locally grown

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  1. Colene says

    September 15, 2015 at 10:02 am

    Makes sense to me!

    Reply
  2. Joy Mckenzie says

    September 15, 2015 at 8:31 pm

    Local fruits and veggies are always the best. I try to buy them when I can.

    Reply
    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      September 16, 2015 at 7:52 am

      I know a local farmer in the Texarkana area. I bet you buy from her:)

      Reply
  3. Dorothy Johnson says

    September 16, 2015 at 5:58 am

    Love to buy local! Love Farmers Markets. Fresh tomatoes and peaches were my latest cravings and I found them both even when others thought peach season was over.

    Reply
    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      September 16, 2015 at 7:52 am

      This year hasn’t been the best for tomatoes in NWA, but the peaches have made up for it!

      Reply

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