Location Location Location! Co-Ops & Farmers’ Markets Oh My!

Going green also means thinking about what goes into your body and how it will affect the world we live in. Buying from local farmers who practice organically (agricultural products free of hormones, pesticides, and fertilizers) is a great way to ensure we are keeping our soil healthy, our bods healthy, and bringing in the “do-re-me” to our communities.

Lucky for Laurel & I, we live in a community that has a great farmers’ market every weekend, and they are close enough to walk to. We also have a co-op that features only organically grown products from local farmers on a daily basis. If you aren’t sure where to find your local farmers’ market or co-op, Local Harvest is a great resource to finding those places and others, like organic restaurants.

Often times, a co-op has a membership base. There is a yearly fee to be a part of the co-op, but members receive discounted rates on produce, first pick of the varieties, and get to be a part of their community by holding shifts at the co-op building selling the locally grown fare. If you would like to learn more about a local co-op, definitely check into your own, but in the meantime, see what Orlando’s local co-op is doing.

Before making your grocery list for the farmers’ market and co-op, be sure to check out Laurel on Health Food to see what tasty treats you get this week can do for your body.