Localism Challenge, Day #25: Winter Park Farmer's Market, Winter Park Honey
Localism Challenge, Day #25: Winter Park Farmer's Market, Winter Park Honey
What to use for my Localism Challenge post today? Hmmm... it's my birthday- so I'm going with 2 things: one being places I feel are very important to America, the other being a product offered by one.
I'll begin with the family farm, because the family farm is important. I remember going to the local stores when I was younger- and buying produce from families nearby- no big fancy set-ups like today.
If she hadn't grown her own a particular year, my granny would buy radishes from a guy that sold his outside the hardware store.
If we didn't green beans or "snap peas", tomatoes or okra- we knew where to find it- and it came from folks not too far down the road that fed their families by helping us feed our's.
The family farm isn't making millionaires, folks. It's hard-working people busting their tails for long hours and not much money- for it's all most of them have ever known. They believe in the family farm, and I do, too.
One way I support them is to buy produce and other goods directly from them- and a great place to do so is at our local Winter Park Farmer's Market, held every Saturday from 7am-1pm at 200 West New England Avenue, Winter Park, FL 32789.
This market is a great venue for local farmers and those with other local products to sell directly to the public. You'll find everything from fruits to vegetables, plants to butterflies. You can get a great, big bag of kettle corn- or some great local honey.....
...Honey? Yes, honey. Winter Park Honey is a small, family owned honey company dedicated to helping bees make the finest honey available. That said, all honey ain't the same. All honey ain't the same color, either- some is brown, some even purple! You get whatever the bees make- unheated, unfiltered and unstrained. It's your choice- and you'll find them at the Winter Park Farmer's Market.
You can also find them online at http://www.winterparkhoney.com/ or on the phone at 321-251-4514.
The best birthday gift I could get? Seeing local folks support local folks- it's priceless.
Localism Challenge, Day #25: Winter Park Farmer's Market, Winter Park Honey
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