Support Local Farming

Here are 7 things you can do to support local farming:

1. Go meet a farmer.  Buying direct from a farm or farmers market enables farmers to keep 80 to 90 cent of each dollar spent by the consumer. Use the Rocky Mountain Growers Directory to find farms or farmers markets near you.

2. Join a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) Farm. Buy a share of the harvest at the beginning of the season and pick up fresh food once a week at its peak harvest time.  What could be easier?

3. Ask for locally grown food wherever you eat or shop.  If they don’t have local food, keep asking.  Explain why locally grown is better for the community, better for the environment, and better for you.

4. Support Rocky Mountain Growers Directory advertisers. They support our project which makes it a reality, so please support them and tell them you found them in the Rocky Mountain Growers Directory!

5. Support Colorado Local Sustainability. Our project is solely funded by our advertisers and donors.  Such funding allows us to publish the Rocky Mountain Growers Directory, to maintain this website, to help market sustainable farms & ranches, and to help educate the public about buying local, sustainably produced food.  If the directory and website have been useful to you, why not make a contribution to support our hard work?  To learn more about making tax deductible donations, click here.

6. Spread the word.  Invite your friends and neighbors over for an “eat locally” grown dinner.  Help others connect with farms near them. Tell people about our directory and website.

7. Shop differently.  Buying local doesn’t have to be difficult, but it may require a little planning, and definitely breaking out of the grocery store mindset. If you have a general idea of your meal plans for the week, it is easy to buy local meat & produce once a week.  Our local food shopping can take anywhere from 15 minutes to a couple hours and we love visiting our local farmers and getting truly fresh food!