How To Buy Local

How to buy locally produced food

Farmer's Markets

Local restaurants

• Ask your favorite farmers which local restaurants they provide food to, and eat there!
• Look for local food options at your favorite restaurants.

Grocery Stores

• Seek out locally produced food at your grocery store.
• Read labels to learn where your food was produced. The closer the better!
• Buy foods in season. Use the Harvest Calendar in the Steuben County Farm Guide to see what is in season.

Hunt & fish

• Hunt and fish in Steuben County!
• Check with NYS Department of Environmental Conservation [http://www.dec.ny.gov/] for hunting and fishing regulations, where to obtain licenses, and where to hunt and fish.
• For recipes, visit the Wild Harvest Table website [http://www.wildharvesttable.com/].

Local Meat

• Check out Meat Suite to find a local producer near you!

Grow your own food

• Grow your own fruit and vegetables (in gardens or pots); learn how through Cornell Garden Based Learning [http://gardening.cce.cornell.edu/]
• Raise your own livestock for eggs, milk, or meat; learn how through Cornell Small Farms Program [http://smallfarms.cornell.edu/]

Preserve

• Enjoy local food all year long! Learn how to preserve food through freezing, canning, or dehydrating; look for classes offered by Cornell Cooperative Extension.
• Be safe by using the most current food preservation methods available.

Questions? Contact:

Cornell Cooperative Extension, Steuben County

20 East Morris Street Bath, NY 14810

(607) 664-2300

Last updated March 11, 2022