Buy Local- Eat Fresh in Regina!

Regina is becoming well known for "being green." There are many choices you can make in the way you live to become more eco-friendly. One way is to buy organic foods and produce whenever you can. You may not know this, but shopping at a local farmer's market is one of the best choices you can make when it comes to feeding your family. Luckily, we can buy local and eat fresh quite easily in Regina!

Right here in Regina, we have the wonderful Regina Farmers' Market! All vendors are local and you can choose from baked goods and produce to flowers and crafts! Around since 1975, the market has been a gathering place for Regina. The market runs on Wednesdays and Saturdays from May 1st to October 9th, 2010 in its temporary new location ay1900 Smith & McIntyre Streets (surrounding City Hall) for 2010, due to construction on their current space.

If living "green" is important to you, you should know that buying at a local farmer's market actually makes a bigger impact than buying "organic". When you buy locally grown or manufactured goods, it reduces the environmental damages caused by shipping the products. When you have locally grown organic produce available, you have access to the Gold Standard when it comes to being eco-conscious. A great advantage of the local farmers' markets, you can talk with the vendors and ask about how and where your food was grown!

There is more than one reason to buy locally grown goods. It has tremendous economic benefits for the area! Because you are not paying for all the shipping and handling, you can usually save money. Not only are you helping the local economy, you are keeping more money in your own wallet. So buy local, eat fresh and keep the economy strong in Regina!

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