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Farmers Markets...Fun and Fruitful

LAST WEEK OF AUGUST

National Farmers Market Week You're encouraged to visit Farmers Markets in your local communities as part of National Farmers Market Week.

Farmers markets make fresh and nutritious fruits and vegetables readily available to consumers. These markets also allow farmers to market directly to consumers, generate income for family farms, and support communities by bringing the farm to the city.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) works to increase farmers markets to assist the small grower. Emphasis is placed on minority farmers and providing access to fresh fruits and vegetables to the urban consumer.

Nationally, farmers markets last year totaled 2,746 farmers markets, up from 2, 410 in 1996.

For more information on farmers markets nationwide, including the National Directory of Farmers Markets, visit the USDA website at http://www.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets.

ENJOY

People love to congregate...just like birds like to flock...and deer like to gather in herds. Farmers Markets are a carnival of colors and aromas and ... interesting people to watch and meet!

LEARN

When do you have a better opportunity to talk to the people who grow your food? Gather close and listen...you will hear some wonderful stories about your own community's countryside.

MAKE A CHOICE

How can you work a weekly trip to the local Farmer's Market into your schedule?

MAKE A CHANGE

What WILL you do today to move toward your goal? Even one small action today makes a difference. And you can add a little tomorrow and the next day... Together we will restore our environment in our community and around the world.

For more articles about ENJOYING NATURE

Botanical Garden Links
California Poppy Reserve
The Botanical Garden and Montreal Insectarium
America's Ecosystems
California Poppy Reserve
California Agritourism

NOTE to my readers: We provide resource links to help you protect and nurture your natural resources. Tip: when you contact suppliers in person, online, by phone or email...please ask them about alternatives that are sustainable, green, or habitat-healthy. By asking, we advocate for better protection of our natural resources. Thank you, Carolyn.

If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed;
if in terms of ten years, plant trees;
if in terms of 100 years, teach the people."
- Confucius

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