Here are just a few reasons to eat local:

• Fresher, Tastier Food
• Supports Local Economy
• Less air polution in transport

See more reasons in greater detail here.

Proteins Sampler Farm - Game Birds Nancy & Frank Blaisdell 1130 Goode St. Ballston Spa, NY 12020 (518) 885-8427 Justamere Farm- Beef Cliff & Frieda Garrison 817 Goode St. Ballston Spa, NY 12020 (518) 885-5256 Seeping Springs Farm- Lambs Betty Hill 478 Devils Lane Ballston Spa, NY 12020 (518) 885-1008 Stonefall Farm - Grass-fed beef, chicken, pork John Funiciello 366 Button Street Sharon Springs, N.Y. 13459 518-673-2602 Balnakill Farms- Beef, field crops Walter & Mary Schmidt 1326 Sacandaga Rd. West Charlton, NY 12019 (518) 882-9252 Hilltop Herefords- Beef cattle Bob & Peg Hall 104 Chapman Hill Rd. Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 (518) 584-3290 King Crest Farm- Beef, pork, farmstand, field crops Charles & Marilyn Eells 831 Grooms Rd. Rexford, NY 12148 (518) 371-5069 Maple Hill Farm- Beef Kurt & Julie Swartz Ashdown Rd. Ballston Lake, NY 12019 (518) 399-4097 Predel Ranch Inc.- Beef, pork Mary E. Predel 59 Garnsey Rd. Rexford, NY 12148 (518)399-0265 Sheperd's Hey Farm- Lamb Larry Syzdek and Ruth Olmsted 43 Riverview Rd. Clifton Park, NY 12065 (518) 383-3482 Lomita Deer Farm Jim & Diane Conley 187 Louden Rd. Saratoga Springs, NY 12831 (518) 584-4837 Vincek Farm farmstand, - Turkeys John & Laura Vincek 89 Smith Bridge Rd. Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 (518) 587-0837 Elysian Fields Farm Sap Bush Hollow Farm Produce Bliss Glad Farm - seasonal produce Harry & Lucy Bliss 129 Hop City Rd. Ballston Spa, NY 12020 (518) 885-9314 Clark Dahlia Garden - Seasonal produce Ken & Anna Mae Clark 139 Hop City Rd. Ballston Spa (518) 885-7356 Otrembiak Farm - vegetables John & Steven Otrembiak 23 N. Milton Rd. Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 (518) 584-4019 sotrembi@skidmore.edu Ropitzky Farm - corn, vegetables Steven Ropitzky 24 Durham Rd. Stillwater, NY 12107 (518) 664-4324 Smith's Orchard in Charlton

At Our Farmer's Market Ballston Spa Farmers Market Sponsored by BSBPA Wiswall Park located at the corner of Front Street and Low Street in the Village of Ballston Spa Thursdays 3-6pm and Saturdays 9-noon June 9th through September 29th Adirondack Flower Farm Altamont Vineyard & Winery Anderson Acres Buhrmaster Fruit & Produce Bulldog Farms Greenhouse & Plants Full Quiver Farm Kaydeross Farms My Other Garden Paper Dragon Farm Pleasant Valley Farm Quincy Farm Ropitsky Family Farm Rutkowski Farm Smith's Orchard & Bake Shop Stutzensteins's Sugar Shack Van Arnum Greenhouses West Wind Acres Willow Tree Soap Allmediterranea Aunt Nette's Sweets & Stuff Little Bakery in the Grove Rotina's Baked Goods Santa's Attic and Mrs. Claus' Kitchen Saratoga Cookie Company Worldling's Pleasure Zorbas Natural Foods CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW FOR FULL INFORMATION ON THESE AND ALL BALLSTON SPA FARMERS' MARKET VENDORS www.ballston.org/business_directory.asp

Wild Thyme Whole Food & Tea Co. 108 Milton Avenue Ballston Spa, NY (518) 885-7275 Coffee Planet - locally made deserts 100 Milton Avenue Ballston Spa, New York 12020 Phone: 518-884-9913 Park 54 54 Clifton Country Road Clifton Park, NY 12065 (518) 688-1548 The Mouzon House 1 York Street Saratoga, NY (518) 226-0014 Buys from Sap Bush Hollow Farm One Caroline Street Bistro One Caroline Street Saratoga, NY (518) 587-2026 Buys from Elysian Fields Farm, Sap Bush Hallow Farm Hatties's Restaurant 45 Phila Street, Saratoga Springs, New York, 12866 518.584.4790 Springwater Bistro 139 Union Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 (518) 584-6440

9 Ways to Eat Locally
1 Shop weekly at your local farmers market or farm stand
2 Join a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) and get weekly deliveries of the harvest
3 Buy from local grocers and co-ops committed to stocking local food
4 Support restaurants and food vendors that buy locally produced food
5 Preserve food from the season — freeze, can, dry — to eat later in the year
6 Throw a "Locally-Grown Party" and serve all local food
7 Grow your own food in your yard or community garden plot
8 Visit local farmers and "u-picks"
9 Ask your grocer or favorite restaurant what local foods they carry

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