Bristol Tn Va Eat Healthier Buy From Your Local Farmers Market Tn Sullivan Co

Bristol Tn Va Eat Healthier Buy From Your Local Farmers Market Tn Sullivan Co

My name is Rob Thomas and I'm a Realtor with Heritage Homes at Sixth Street in Bristol Tn Va and I wanted to pass on some information that is very important to me....Eat Healthier!

But if you should ever have any real estate need please contact me at 423.341.6954 or visit me at  GoWithRobThomas

I grew up on a farm in Holston Valley and I would grow sweet corn, canteloups and water mellons. I would load my truck up everyday and then drive through the camp grounds that are located around South Holston Lake. It wouldn't take long to sell out! My family also supplied most of the local markets and grocery stores with apples....I will never forget sitting under the trees or in the barm shinning apples for hours before taking them to town! So I guess you could say that I learned at a very young age to eat healthier!

• Locally grown foods do not have to be transported nearly as far as conventionally-produced food (which averages 1,500 miles) using a lot less gas and other fuels in transportation and gets to our table a lot fresher and has better flavor.
• Local farmers markets allow and help farming families to keep their farmland from big development interest amd helps farmers get a fair price for the goods they sell.
• Local farmers use methods to help reduce erosion, prevent contamination of the food they grow and the local water systems, and they are always finding ways to conserve such as natural pest control, compost and cover crops.
• When you go and buy from the local farmers markets you can ask them right on the spot any question you have about the product and you will eat healthier!

• When you but locally you decrease our dependency on the big production chains and remember you will always eat healthier.
• Local farmers markets make our community stronger. Click on community to find out more about our area.

Different crops are available at different times of the year and depend a lot on the local weather. Like for example ....at this time (November) we are able to get apples, bokchoy, broccoli, cabbage, chinese cabbage, gourds, greens, herbs, Indian corn, kale, mushrooms, mustard, pecans.  And as you can see all of these will help us eat healthier.

Remember that Bristol is a great place to live and a great place for farmers to raise their crops and most of the cities have their own farmers market....Bristol's is on State Street......just ask around and you will find one close to you so you can eat healthier from now on!