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By John870

March 28, 2009 8:53 PM | Link to this

Very nice site!

By kathie

September 24, 2008 2:34 PM | Link to this

we are on the Happy Box program from Fulton Farms as well. the value is good and the service is excellent. we enjoy the “surprise” produce each week and always look forward to reading Milan’s news letter.

By Beverly

June 30, 2008 2:09 PM | Link to this

Check out Treadway’s Farm Market on rt 48 in Centerville. They have all the fruits, veggies and flowers you could imagine. They stay open all summer and past Halloween. They even have u-pick green beans for us old fashioned home canning folks.

By LTM3

June 30, 2008 12:25 PM | Link to this

I aggree Fulton Farms just East of Troy is a great place to shop for and “u-pick” produce. My family has been going there for over 30 years now. Tipp City also has a farmers market downtown on Sat. I myself have planted my first garden with my wife and kids. We’re still waiting for some plants to grow but we’ve already had lettuce and peppers. I think this has been a good learning tool for my kids. They go out to check the garden every day and are learning about plants and how things grow.

By Andy Wheeler

June 30, 2008 12:13 PM | Link to this

My wife and I have been part of a program called the “Happy Box” from Fulton Farms for the last month or so. For $24 a week you get fresh picked (that morning) organic fruits and vegetables delivered to your font door once a week. We have so much incredible tasting food that we hardly know what to do with it. Give it a try! The cost that we would spend at a grocery on the same items would be much more expensive. fultonfarms.com

By Roger

June 30, 2008 12:12 PM | Link to this

I plan on starting my own small vegetable and herb garden to save money and eat fresh. I don’t plan on selling anything though. But I like the idea of the money staying locally for those who do buy/sell local produce.

By Wordell

June 30, 2008 11:00 AM | Link to this

Seems like we’re heading back to the days of trusting your neighbor…who is a farmer. Good. Complain about lack of food quality to a corporate store manager (Kroger/Meijers) and get the run around. As you’re “hurling” in the toilet/”driving the American Standard bus” from poor/tainted food from corporations, remember that you can trust your local food producer.

By ginger

June 30, 2008 8:36 AM | Link to this

Over the years my family has shopped at several farm markets: D & G produce off State route 725 west of Miamisburg, Hidden Valley Fruit Farm, Lebanon off State Route 48. Iron’s Fruit farm Stubb’s Mill Road, Lebanon, and the farmer’s market on Wednesday afternoons in the Moose Lodge parking lot in Miamisburg. Many times the prices are lower and the quality unbeatable.

By Carolyn Barber

June 30, 2008 6:59 AM | Link to this

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DaytonLocovore

Locavores try to eat as much as possible from local farmers and producers. If you’ve found a great source for locally-grown and locally produced foods, post it here! If you’re looking for a local source, here’s the place to ask.

We share information about local foods – sources, methods of food preservation, community supported agriculture (CSA), co-ops, u-picks, farmers’ markets, herdshares, sustainable agriculture, winter markets, family farms, farmstands, roadside markets, local vineyards and wineries, foraging, and more.

We’re for anyone who wants to get more local foods into local diets. Chefs, growers, producers, consumers, food writers, educators and students are all welcome. Farmers and producers, please join us. Our members want to hear about your local food products and how to get them, winter or summer.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DaytonLocovore

By Donna Bauer

June 30, 2008 6:51 AM | Link to this

Don’t forget the Yankee Street Market, near Lyons Road. I have been there for the tomatoes, which they declare on their outside board as “safe tomatoes.” Other vegetables are showing up now as well.