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The Healthy Lifestyle Center Farmers Market
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Milford Farmers Market Fort Hill Farm is a certified organic farm producing vegetables, herbs, and fruit in northwestern CT. We serve residents of Litchfield and Fairfield county through our CSA and Westport (Thurs. June through Oct) farmers market. Our CSA is currently full for the season. Please check back to our website at www.forthillfarm.com in January 2009, click on 'CSA Enrollment' . Thank you for your interest in local produce! Farmers' markets, sometimes called greenmarkets, are markets, usually held out-of-doors, in public spaces, where farmers can sell produce to the public. Farmers' market produce is renowned for being locally-grown and very fresh. People argue farmers' markets allow farmers to pick produce at the peak of flavor, preserve the nutritional content of fresh produce, and since locally-grown produce does not travel as far to get to your table, the difference in mileage saves fossil fuels. Farmers' markets often feature produce grown naturally or organically, meats that are raised humanely on pasture, handmade farmstead cheeses, eggs and poultry from free-range fowl, as well as heirloom produce and heritage breeds of meat and fowl. Farmers' markets advocates believe the markets help farmers stay in business as well as preserve natural resources. Wholesale prices farmers get for their produce are very low, often near the cost of production. Farmers who sell direct to the public without going through a middle man get a better price. It can be shown that the preservation of farmland is important for the health of the environment and water supply. According to the American Farmland Trust, sustainable and managed farms conserve soil and clean water and provide a habitat for wildlife. Moreover, modern farmers' markets help maintain important social ties, linking rural and urban populations and even close neighbors in mutually rewarding exchange.[1] Learn More About Farmers Markets on Wikipedia Your business can be featured here at no cost |
