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How to Buy Local ORGANIC FOOD

May 8, 2018  Organic Consumers Association

Despite growing demand for locally produced foods, millions of Americans live in rural areas where they have little or no access to any kind of healthy, nutrient-dense food, much less food produced in their own community.

That’s not healthy for residents of those communities. And it’s not healthy for the communities. According to a report from the American Planning Association:

Disparities in food access are influenced by geographic, economic and social factors, but also by a community’s food production, processing, distribution, consumption and waste recovery policies and practices. Food access is not simply a health issue but also a community development and equity issue. For this reason, access to healthy, affordable, and culturally appropriate food is a key component not only in a healthy, sustainable local food system, but also in a healthy, sustainable community.”

To build healthy local organic and regenerative food systems, we need help from policymakers and from forward-looking business and community leaders.

We also need strong consumer demand. You can help, by supporting local businesses and independent farmers. Here’s a list to help you get started.

• LocalHarvest.org is the most comprehensive database for buying direct from family farmers.

• 1000ecofarms.com is fast becoming the Etsy of artisanal foods.

• FoodWaze.com helps you find restaurants that live up to their claims of sourcing from local farms.

• EatWild.com specializes in grass-fed and pasture-raised animal products. The site includes a directory of farms by state, a list of farms that ship, and has excellent information on the latest scientific research on the health benefits of farm-raised, as opposed to factory-farm-raised, animal products.

• RealMilk.com provides a directory of raw milk sellers.

• Monterey Seafood Watch helps you locate sources of sustainable seafood.

• Local Food Directories, published and by the USDA, help you locate farmers markets, on-farm markets, CSAs, and food hubs.

Should we add to this list? Please email campaigns@organicconsumers.org and let us know.

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Source: https://www.organicconsumers.org/blog/how-buy-local