Farmers markets play a key role in developing local food systems, support family farms, revitalize communities, provide important outlets for producers and the opportunity for farmers and consumers to interact. Community-based farmers markets offer consumers convenient access to fresh, healthy fruits and vegetables, flowers, plants, herbs, baked goods, and other products at affordable prices. Farmers markets offer fresh healthy food for SNAP recipients.
The popularity of farmers markets continues to rise as increasing numbers of consumers discover the joys and pleasures of shopping for unique products direct from the farm and buying familiar items in their freshest possible state. Consumers develop lasting friendships with the farmers and vendors. That is why we want to bring awareness to the contribution farmers make to daily life in our city, county, state, and country.
The City of Easley would like to encourage all citizens to eat local produce as a salute to our farmers market and to our farmers who work so hard to supply them with an abundance of fresh food and other products. Without farms we would have no food. Know your farmer… know your food.
