In order to get you the correct items and keep costs down for our customers, we ask that each farm bring their products in individual units, and sometimes that requires the use of a paper or plastic bag. We encourage our farmers to band, bunch, or use paper or compostable bags, but sometimes certain items do require plastic packaging to maintain quality and freshness. Our farmers have spent hundreds of hours to get you your product, and it would break a farmer’s heart to see it spoil after all that effort due to improper packaging. All orders are packed into reusable totes: we ask that customers bring a box or bag to pickup to transfer into. This is another way we’re working to reduce waste.
Finally, we firmly believe that local food is the most sustainable, healthy option for our community and our environment, even if there is some use of plastic. When you buy local, you:
• Reduce transportation pollution
• Lower fossil fuels emissions coming from big-Ag farms that use artificial fertilizer (a highly energy-intensive process to create)
• Reduce harm to waterways caused by fertilizer runoff
• Rebuild soils with regenerative agriculture practices
• Commit to supporting fair labor practices
• And boost our local economy by keeping dollars in our region
It’s an honor to share our harvest with you.