Benefits of Organic Fruit Delivery from Small Farm

There are two primary reasons we must save small family farms: health of us as humans and health of our planet.

Reason #1: Health of the Planet

Conservationists worldwide are starting to believe that preserving sustainable local farms is almost as important as protecting our wild lands.¹

Jane Goodall, a renowned primatologist and anthropologist writes:

Buying your food from a local farmer who is a good steward of the earth is one of the most effective contributions you can make to the health of the planet.

The more we invest in these farms the more we build the world we want to live in. And the more likely we are to pass on the kind of world our children and grandchildren deserve to inherit.

Reason #2: Health of the Communities

Health of communities includes both physical and economic wealth. The benefits of eating naturally-grown nutritious food are well known. However, few people realize that supporting small farms also helps economic health of communities. When we buy local sustainable foods from small farms, we support a new food paradigm where families and communities reap the benefits of trade, rather than a few multinational corporations.

There are many ways in which each one of us can make a difference.

1. Buy food from Small Local Farms as much as possible. Seek out small family-run farmers who are trying to do right by the earth and trying to feed their families and communities with integrity and respect.
2. Talk to chefs and restaurant owners as well as managers of grocery stores that you visit frequently to let them know that you would like to see more local sustainably grown food.
3. Become reconnected with the seasons and organize your meals around fresh market fruit and vegetables. Preserve the harvest by freezing or canning.
4. Include in our shopping lists foods from other nations or states that are in danger of going extinct if the producers can’t establish a larger market.
5. Grow a garden. Even if it is just a small herb container on your windowsill. The most local food you can buy is the food that comes from your own garden.
6. Learn where grocery store food comes from. How far did it travel? Did it come from another country? How was it grown, raised, caught, or killed? How long has it been stored? What do we know about the farm? Does it use fertilizers and pesticides?