Eat Local with Farmers' Markets

Farmers' markets are abound in Canada.  Though some exist year-round, many of them are seasonal and start appearing in cities when springtime comes around.

There are many benefits to shopping at farmers' markets, including:

• when you buy local food, you support nearby farmers
• there is less distance traveled and resources used to ship the food from the farm to your plate, thereby minimizing the impact on the environment
• with less distance to travel, produce will be left to ripen in the field, be picked at its freshest, and will be the tastiest
• when you buy foods that are available, you get connected with the changing of the seasons

Check the Farmers' Markets Canada website to locate one near you:  http://www.farmersmarketscanada.ca