Agricultural activities can have major environmental impacts. A
simple way to help green our region and bring life to Wheaton’s
Central Business District can be to shop at your local farmers
market. Shopping at your local farmers market not only benefits
a local farmer or vendor, but it also helps connect us to where
our food comes from. By talking to your local vendor, you can
also learn how you food was produced and get interesting ideas
on how and prepare meals with fresh ingredients. Consumers can
also provide feedback to the vendors that you are concerned
about how your fruits and vegetables are grown. You can also
learn what they are doing to use sustainable agricultural
practices and to minimize their environmental footprints.
Consumers can also improve their diet and nutrition by
purchasing fresh locally grown food. Produce from large
industrial farms are frequently picked well before they are ripe
so they can be shipped long distances and stored for an extended
period of time. The produce at farmers