Why Buy Local Foods?

Support Local Agriculture

Help keep food growing in your  Northeast Oregon Community. Supporting local farms reduces our dependence on distant food sources, supports the family farm lifestyle, and preserves the open spaces we all cherish.

Delicious and Nutritious Food

Locally grown food is fresh - often picked the same day you buy it. This freshness ensures good taste and the highest nutrient levels. The varieties of fruits and vegetables grown by family farms for local sale are selected for good taste rather than durability during transport.

Build Community

When you buy direct from a farmer you have an opportunity to develop a relationship with the person who grows your food. Farmers’ markets are also a wonderful chance to informally meet up with friends and neighbors. Spending Saturday mornings at the farmers’ market is about more than purchasing healthy and delicious food, it is also about being part of a community.