Flavor F A R M - F R E S H
Experience the Benefits of Farm-Fresh Food
H
ere in Daviess County, we’re
long-distance shipping, no gassing
dominates food production in the
fortunate to have access to an
to simulate the ripening process,
U.S. Small family farms have a
abundance of locally-produced
no sitting for weeks in storage. This
hard time competing in the food
food – thanks to our amazing farm
food is as real as it gets—fresh from
marketplace.
families. From Trunnell’s Farm
the farm.
from farmers gives them a better
Market and Reid’s Orchard, to
Buying
directly
return for their produce and gives
Hillview Farms Meats, the Cottage
2. Enjoy the Season
them a fighting chance in today’s
Farm Stand, Cecil Farms, and the
The food you buy from farmers and
globalized economy.
Owensboro
Farmers
at the farmers market is seasonal.
Regional
others,
It is fresh and delicious and reflects
4. Protect the Environment
there is no shortage of options for
the truest flavors. Shopping and
Food in the U.S. travels an average of
delicious, fresh, local eats. And in
cooking from local farms helps
1,500 miles to get to your plate. All
addition to fueling your body and
you to reconnect with the cycles of
this shipping uses large amounts of
shopping local, there are countless
nature in our region. As you look
natural resources (especially fossil
benefits to purchasing from local
forward to asparagus in spring,
fuels), contributes to pollution, and
farms.
savor sweet corn in summer, or bake
creates trash with extra packaging.
pumpkins in autumn, you reconnect
Conventional
1. Taste Real Flavors
with the earth, the weather, and the
uses many more resources than
The fruits and vegetables you buy at
turning of the year.
sustainable agriculture and pollutes
Market,
among
many
the farmers market are the freshest
agriculture
also
water, land, and air with toxic
and tastiest available. Fruits are
3. Support Family Farmers
agricultural by-products. Food from
allowed to ripen fully in the field
Family farmers need your support,
local farmers is transported shorter
and are brought directly to you—no
now
distances and is generally grown
that
large
agribusiness
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