Prioritize Your Well-Being

The Case For Eating Local Farm-To-Table

Prioritize Taking Care of Yourself

When it comes to nourishing you and your family, there's a compelling case for embracing local and seasonal food. Here are four great reasons to prioritize farm fresh food:

Food Miles

• Consider the concept of "food miles"—the distance your food travels before reaching your plate.
• By not shopping locally, your seemingly simple salad could accumulate hundreds or even thousands of food miles. Let alone your beef, consider it may not even be from this country...see our recent blog post, Product of the USA, NOT! 

 

Variety: Rediscovering Nature's Bounty

• Notice the limited variety in your supermarket's produce or meat section? The focus on long shelf life often restricts the selection to a few standard options.
• Visiting a local farm or farmers' market unveils the vast array of protein, fruits and vegetables that nature has to offer—sunflower sprouts, grass-fed beef, pasture raised pork and colorful carrot varieties. Embrace the abundance of nutrients that local farms can provide, expanding your culinary horizons beyond the ordinary.

 
Nutrition: Optimize Your Health with Local Produce

• Commercially grown fruits and vegetables are often bred for increased profits, leading to higher yields and pest resistance.
• Produce is often picked before reaching full ripeness. Meat is often shipped thousands and thousands of miles.
• Studies indicate that locally sourced produce tends to be more nutrient dense.
• By choosing local options, you can optimize the nutritional value of your food.

 
Flavor: Rediscovering True Taste

• The flavor disparity between a farmer's market tomato in July and a supermarket tomato in February is not coincidental.
• Breeding for commercial purposes can diminish the flavor of your food.
• Eating local allows you to savor the authentic taste of seasonal foods, enjoy what true beef is supposed to taste like, all while encouraging a deeper appreciation for the natural flavors that may be lacking in commercially available options.

 
The best food for your body is often grown near where you live. Let your nourishment reflect the richness of your local community.

To your well-being,

​Jim

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There is a very clear connection between the food that I get here and how much better I feel. When I make healthy choices, I just feel better.

- Lisa, Rochester, MI

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