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Farmers' Markets – A Resurgence of Community
Farmers' markets are important to the concept of sustainable living in communities for several reasons:

  • energy consumed in transporting food is minimized when we buy locally grown produce, and meats,

  • farmers' markets are a resource for food grown with minimal or no petroleum-based pesticides,

  • we have the opportunity to ask the farmer questions about his or her growing practices,

  • and they provide a forum for interacting with our neighbors.

Look for those farmers who offer local, seasonal, organically or naturally grown products. If the farm market vendors do not advertise this, please ask how and where the products are grown.

 

This report documents the growth in farmers' markets in the U.S.  *Download the PDF

 

Find a farmers' market in your area.

Click here to download a **Word (.doc) file containing a "growing" list of local, organic and community supported farms, retailers, and searchable websites.

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Arlington's Natural Meats - Natural beef and pork products. No growth hormones or steroids.  Forage based feed, no antibiotics or metabolic enhancers.

 

Westover, MD

Phone: 410-651-1260

Fax: 410-651-1791

 

Owner: Candy Anderson

Some items available at Easton and Berlin Farm Markets.

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Chapel’s Country Creamery artisanal cheeses like cheddar, caved aged, jack, and colby are hand crafted by us and an Amish artisanal cheese maker.  Chapel's Country Creamery was recognized for it's environmental friendly operation for soil, air, and water quality concerns. more ...

 

10380 Chapel Road
Easton, Maryland 21601

Phone: 410-820-6647
Fax: 410-820-5957

http://www.chapelscreamery.com/

 

Owners:  Eric and Holly Foster

Some items available at Easton Farm Market.

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Homestead Farms  - Founded in 2001, Homestead Farm's mission is to help develop a just and sustainable food system in the region by fostering understanding, communication and partnership among diverse groups concerned with farming, hunger, and other issues related to food.

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2250 Millington Road

Millington, MD 21651

Phone: 410-928-758-3805

Fax: 410-928-3850

http://www.freshorganicvegetables.com

 

Owners: Alison and Luke Howard

Vegetables and free-range organic eggs and chickens.

Some items available at Easton Farm Market.  Also Community Supported Agriculture.

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Provident Organic Farm - Provident Organic Farm, serves families on the eastern shore with a weekly basket of fresh, locally grown produce, including several shares distributed to needy families sponsored by the Medora Harvest Fund.   more ...

 

Bivalve, MD

Phone:  (410) 873-2942

http://www.providentfarm.com

 

Owner: Jay Martin

Community Supported Agriculture, and Easton Farm Market.

Organically grown vegetables, herbs, fruit.

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