Buy Fresh Buy Local - Lancaster, PA

Lancaster Buy Fresh Buy Local is an initiative spearheaded locally by The Friends of Central Market, The Local Economy Center of Franklin and Marshall College, The Library System of Lancaster County, and the Pennsylvania Association of Sustainable Agriculture. It is one of 70 chapters coordinated nationally by FoodRoutes Network.

The mission of Lancaster Buy Fresh Buy Local is to strengthen our local food system by increasing the demand for locally-produced foods, connecting Lancaster County families, farmers markets, restaurants, and other institutions with Lancaster County farmers.

The Buy Fresh Buy Local label represents quality foods, grown on Lancaster County farms. Look for it on product packaging, in stores, on menus, and at your farmers market. It represents a network of farms, restaurants, grocers, and farmers markets you can rely on for the best foods our County has to offer.

When you buy foods that are grown in Lancaster County, your dollar goes to the future of our community, our land, and our economy.

The goals of Lancaster Buy Fresh Buy Local are -to educate the public on the benefits of locally-grown foods -increase access to local and sustainably produced foods -increase farmers' incomes and improve the local economy