At Frisco Fresh Market, we take vendor quality very seriously. Between transport and shipping — sometimes from other states — as well as stocking, grocery store produce may be several days old before it is even available for purchase.
Supporting the vendors at Frisco Fresh Market typically means supporting small businesses. Each time a consumer spends money with a small business, you can rest assured that this support is felt by — and helps — these vendors, so they can continue to comfortably produce. Farmers markets are fun, community-driven social gathering places.
Click the image below to donate! Farmers markets provide one of the only low-barrier entry points for beginning farmers, allowing them to start small, test the market, and grow their businesses. Stimulate local economies. Those that do not sell locally create 3. Increase access to fresh, nutritious food.
Several studies have found lower prices for conventional and organic produce at farmers markets than at supermarkets. Support healthy communities. Farmers market vendors educate their shoppers. These giant factory farms grow massive amounts of produce, shipping it all over the world. Giant corporations run industrial farms, driving local family farms out of business. For the sake of efficiency, industrial farming favors monocultures, where a single field only grows one type of fruits or vegetables.
Monocultures sap the soil of essential nutrients, leaving it barren and unplantable. Likewise, they are more susceptible to disease and pests. Affordable: For the sheer nutrition you get from farmer's market produce compared to supermarket produce, it's a really good value. Grocery stores tend to charge an arm and a leg for organic fruits and vegetables.
At the farmer's market, however, they are typically not much more expensive than conventionally grown produce, and the benefits to your health are likely to save you money on healthcare expenses over the long-term. Variety: The farmer's market offers a dizzying array of fruits and vegetables.
Industrial farms tend to grow only a few varieties of popular vegetables. Small local farms, on the other hand, tend to favor variety, offering fruits and vegetables you just won't be able to find in the produce section of your local supermarket.
Supports local economies: Most farmer's market produce is grown within miles of the market. This means that the farms are a source of local jobs and likely to spend money they make on their produce in the local economy.
Supports local family farms: There's no doubt local family farms have decreased in numbers over the years, succumbing to the high cost of running a farm and increasingly stiff competition from giant conglomerate-run farms that produce massive amounts of extremely cheap produce.
Purchasing fruits and vegetables from farmer's markets, however, supports local family farms, giving them the valuable capital they need to keep operating and providing consumers an alternative to mass-produced foods. Conserves fuel: Many supermarkets receive their produce from hundreds or thousands of miles away.
This involves the significant use of fossil fuels for shipping on refrigerated trucks and rail cars. Famer's market produce doesn't have far to get from the farm to your table, significantly reducing the use of fossil fuels. Farmer's markets also often operate in the open air and thus do not require electricity or heating. Better for the environment: Along with conserving fossil fuels, small family farms produce less environmental waste in the form of carbon monoxide, pesticide use, and chemical fertilizers.
They are also less likely to utilize giant processing and sorting machines that contribute to environmental decay. Provenance: When you shop at the farmer's market, you know where your food has been. You can talk with the farm stand workers to learn about the farm's growing and processing practices.
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