Explore the best of our region's Natural Foods, Sustainable Farms & Restaurants, Community Gardens & Learn how to Cook naturally! – Buying food that’s grown on local farms minimizes transportation-related emissions. It also keeps local farmers in business and acting as stewards of our land.  Getting into the urban farming movement, will bring the greatest sustainability and enjoyment to your food and livelihood.

Learn about Local Resources in our Directory

Good Food Pages

Restaurants  -  Farms  - CSAs  -  Artisan Foods

Gardening & Urban Farming Pages

Native Plants- Community Plots -  Composting

Eating locally eliminates a lot of pollution and packaging going into the environment from unnecessarily transporting produce that comes from Mexico or California, and you help strengthen our local economic infrastructure and conserve our land and landscape.  Local farmers are also more likely to put a lot of care into protecting their land with organic growing practices because their families actually live on the land.  Within the local farm movement is also a great concern for protecting heirloom seeds.  Once you've seen and then tasted a fruit or vegetable grown in season, not genetically modified, and picked just the day before, you'll know that taste and appearance alone are reason to support local farmers.

Most important Fruits & Vegetables to buy organic to avoid excessive pesticide residue:  Apples, Bell Peppers, Celery Cherries, Imported Grapes, Nectarines, Peaches, Pears, Potatoes, Raspberries, Spinach, Strawberries 

Learn what's in SEASON

Fall/Winter (& other) Gardening Guide

Tips for Affording Organic Foods

Guide to Eating Sustainable Seafood

    Decoding 17 Eco Food Labels

   Read about local year-round Farmers Markets

Read about CSA programs