Fresh Food and Skagit County
Everyone wants to know that what they’re eating tastes good and has nutritional value. What better way to make sure of that then by knowing just how fresh your food is?
Farm-to-table (or farm-to-fork, and in some cases farm-to-school) is a social movement which promotes serving local food at restaurants and school cafeterias, preferably through direct acquisition from the producer.
Also known as Fresh-to-table this movement supports healthy eating and the local producer community. There are many good reasons to support your local growers:
- Support your local economy
- Support a healthier lifestyle
- Show pride in your community
- Supporting another’s lifestyle
Organic farms that produce purely organic food without pesticides are likely to yield about 20% less produce than farms that use pesticides. While this may the prices for their healthy organic goods more expensive when people go to buy them, it also means that they may struggle to support their farms. Organic food has more nutritional value in our diet than food that is shipped from far away.
Most foods are often farmed somewhere else in the country with the use of pesticides and possible GMOs, then shipped across the states to groceries stores for purchase. This is an efficient way of feeding people—however—it isn’t always the freshest way to eat. But to buy locally grown organic food you’ve guaranteed that you’re purchasing food that tastes good and is good for you.
And fresh-to-table doesn’t necessarily mean going out and purchasing everything you eat from organic growers. There are plenty of good foods that are easier to produce on a farm, but fresh-to-table could also be a garden. We are fortunate to live in the “Magic Skagit” where fresh produce and seafood abound, and at Max Dale’s we are proud of our local vendors, partners, and distributors.
Afterall, local is better!