Tomorrow is a big day in Culpeper...it's Opening Day for the Culpeper Downtown Farmer's Market!
According to The Culpeper Renaissance, "Tom Hennaman will return for another busy season as the market manager. Tom has created an exciting atmosphere with local musicians playing in the background while familiar faces peruse the market in search of fresh seasonal produce, plants, cheeses, and meats. Local artists display handmade arts and crafts for all to enjoy.
The market has grown to more than 40 participants for this season's market. There is no doubt that the Culpeper Downtown Farmers Market has become a destination on Saturday mornings creating quite an attraction for the downtown district. Stroll through the market for locally grown fruit, vegetables, herbs, vibrant flowers, delicious baked goods, farm fresh eggs, and much more. Buy Fresh! Buy Local! You'll be amazed by what's around!"
Why is this such a big day? Easy. Buying local is one of the best things you can do for yourself and the planet. When you buy local, you're supporting local growers and businesses, you know where you food is coming from and how it's grown, and you are significantly reducing the energy used to get the food from the farm to your table.
The market has grown to more than 40 participants for this season's market. There is no doubt that the Culpeper Downtown Farmers Market has become a destination on Saturday mornings creating quite an attraction for the downtown district. Stroll through the market for locally grown fruit, vegetables, herbs, vibrant flowers, delicious baked goods, farm fresh eggs, and much more. Buy Fresh! Buy Local! You'll be amazed by what's around!"
Why is this such a big day? Easy. Buying local is one of the best things you can do for yourself and the planet. When you buy local, you're supporting local growers and businesses, you know where you food is coming from and how it's grown, and you are significantly reducing the energy used to get the food from the farm to your table.
Did you know, most produce in the US is picked 4 to 7 days before being placed on supermarket shelves, and is shipped for an average of 1500 miles before being sold? And this is when taking into account only US grown products! Those distances are substantially longer when we take into consideration produce imported from Mexico, Asia, Canada, South America, and other places. Think of the amount of carbon emissions put off by that amount of travel.
So, this Saturday morning, we hope you'll get up and take a stroll down to the Farmer's Market and then swing by Green Nest while you're downtown. See you Saturday!
FYI-Our Farmer's Market is open every Saturday from now until November 19th, from 7:30am until noon.
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