Ever have those sad days in Philadelphia where you think, “Where is all the good local food?” or “Geez, I just paid $5 for this apple from Chile!” Of course you do, we all do! While Philadelphia may have had more sad days than not in the past in regards to fresh local produce, not so anymore my friends! What with the bounty of local farm shares and farmer’s markets, you can satiate those organic, local lovin’ tastebuds to your heart’s content.

One of my local fave’s is the Fair Food Farmstand at the Reading Terminal Market. The brainchild of White Dog Community Enterprises, the FFF is a fabulous (and central!) place to pick up your fresh produce, poultry, dairy, meats, eggs and cheese. All of this bounty of yummy comes from over 90 organic and sustainable farms and businesses in southeast Pennsylvania. You can check out their website to see what they have every week (because it changes week to week and season to season), it seriously makes my mouth water just looking at it. Zesty and succulent wild harveted water cress! Limited-quantity, end of the season, uber creamy Octoberkas Sheep Cheese! Leeks! Horseradish! Kale! Oh my!

Amazing local food not enough? Check out their events and organizations that they promote on their website as well – you can come full circle with sustainability, slow growth and nutrition! So the next time you are staring at that frozen boxed dinner, pick your head up, throw that box back in the freezer, snag the recipe on their website and head over to the Fair Food Farmstand. The distance between you and a good locally grown home cooked meal is smaller than you think!

The FFF is open Tuesday through Sunday at Reading Terminal Market. Go there! Eat! Be Happy!

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