By choosing to shop at the Mexico Farmers Market you help support local farmers, protect the health of the environment and most importantly eat really good, quality food. Shopping at the farmers market is a great way to connect with where your food comes from. Meeting and talking to food artisans and farmers is an opportunity to learn more about how and where the food is produced. Many of the farmers at market are passionate cooks of the food they produce.
With The Seasons
Food at the farmers market varies with each season, and for this reason it is always fresh and delicious. It can help bring back our awareness of the earth, the weather and the turning of the seasons as you anticipate asparagus in the spring, savor ripe tomatoes in summer and bake with winter squash in the fall.
It Just Tastes Better
The fruits and vegetables available at the Mexico Farmers Market are the freshest and tastiest around. The food is fresh from the farm, sometimes picked as early as that same morning. There is no long-distance shipping, no chemicals to simulate the ripening process and no sitting for weeks in storage. Most food at the farmers market is minimally processed and many farmers put in the extra effort to grow the most nutritious produce possible using sustainable techniques, harvesting right before market and growing heirloom varieties.
Support Family Farms
Buying directly from farmers gives them a better return for their produce and helps them succeed in today’s globalized economy. You play an important role in ensuring that local farmers can continue farming for the community.
Helps The Environment
Food in the United States travels an average of 1500 miles to get to your plate. This requires large amounts of natural resources, contributes to pollution and generates trash with excessive packaging. Local farmers transport their food shorter distances and generally grow with methods that minimize impact on the environment.
Good For Our Communities
Shopping at the farmers market helps to build a local economy made of real people you know. Instead of supporting large corporations based in other cities, states or countries, food from the farmers market travels through fewer hands so more of the money goes to the people growing it. You can make an important economic impact by buying from producers who practice social and environmental justice with their business.
Other Great Options
Besides the incredible choices in food, our market provides unique opportunities to support local artisans, bakers, crafters, and direct sales vendors. All who live, work and support our local communities.
Thank You For Supporting Our Market