Buying locally means that you are purchasing items that were grown or manufactured near your home. Local purchasing ensures that money is staying in the local economy, including increasing support for local businesses that in-turn fuels local employment opportunities. Local purchasing-power also has environmental benefits, improves community relationships, and increases the local tax base.
Interested in being listed as a farm in Herkimer County? Click below to download a survey and email it to cultivateherkimercounty@cornell.edu.