Remember, small actions can make a big difference:
A recent study in Maine shows that shifting just 1% of consumer expenditures to direct purchasing of local food products would increase farmers' income by 5%. Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) estimates that by encouraging Maine residents to spend just $10/week on local food, $100,000,000 will be invested back into farmers' pockets and the Maine economy each growing season.
Think how many local communities would benefit if everyone in the U.S. spent just $10 a week on local food.
Spread the Word!
Tell a friend about Buy Fresh Buy Local and tell them to sign up for the Buy Local Challenge. Click here to send an email.
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Now you can show your support for local food and farms by signing on to FoodRoutes' "Buy Local" Challenge. Just visit foodroutes.org by clicking on the button, enter your information on the challenge form, and click "submit." Everyone who signs up will also be entered in our drawing for a free a gift box from our favorite hometown local food retailer and CSA farm: Tait Farm Foods as well as two CDs from FoodRoutes' partner, Grammy award winning singer-songwriter, Adrienne Young: "Plow to the End of the Row" and the newly released, "Art of Virtue."
