New York City – a place with over 12,000 restaurants all serving dishes equipped with some amount of produce. Local farms surrounding this metropolitan area are the root source of produce and other foods for majority of our cities restaurants, and THE source of produce, plants, milk etc. for our cities farmers markets. Chefs rely on these farms for getting everything they need fresh, and we civilians rely on them as our only direct source of farm fresh food. In fact, without these farms, our entire nation wouldn’t have farm fresh food at all. Without these farms, we would have to rely on imported food. Not exactly what I would call environmentally friendly.
America is losing 1.2 million acres of farmland annually, much of it the best and most productive farmland near where most Americans live. Farming has been a vital part of our nation’s culture since it was founded. It’s a part of our history, and it’s a part of our everyday lives.
We’ve decided to do our part in supporting these farmers by buying their produce directly from them every Friday down at the Union Sq. Market to provide food that serves a larger purpose than simply satisfying appetites. Everything about it helps us lead our mission in sharing what we love and believe in with the public – quality, fresh, and local sustainable food.
Join us in our strive to keep our nation’s farms alive – support your local farmers.
visit
FarmLand.org to learn more about how to get involved!
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New York City – a place with over 12,000 restaurants all serving dishes equipped with some amount of produce. Local farms surrounding this metropolitan area are the root source of produce and other foods for majority of our cities restaurants, and THE source of produce, plants, milk etc. for our cities farmers markets. Chefs rely on these farms for getting everything they need fresh, and we civilians rely on them as our only direct source of farm fresh food. In fact, without these farms, our entire nation wouldn’t have farm fresh food at all. Without these farms, we would have to rely on imported food. Not exactly what I would call environmentally friendly. 
America is losing 1.2 million acres of farmland annually, much of it the best and most productive farmland near where most Americans live. Farming has been a vital part of our nation’s culture since it was founded. It’s a part of our history, and it’s a part of our everyday lives.
