Let’s Support the Wesleyan Farmers’ Market

Dear Wesleyan Faculty, Staff, and Students,

Isn’t it time for all of us to buy locally? Let’s reduce our carbon footprint and buy foods that are produced nearby. Most produce in the US is shipped an average of 1,500 miles before reaching the grocery store, wasting precious, nonrenewable fossil fuels along the way. Grocery stores notoriously sell produce that isn’t ripe or nutritionally deficient. Buy local instead! Food from local vendors is only sold in the prime of its flavor, freshness, quality, and nutritional value. Not only will you enjoy delicious local produce, eggs, breads, sandwiches and chocolates, you will also stimulate the local economy. By keeping your money local, you encourage local vendors to keep producing their delicious products and support our community’s economy.

Visit the Wesleyan Farmers’ Market and you’ll enjoy a wonderful spread of local foods as well as stimulating conversation with our vendors. The remaining dates are this Wednesday, April 27, May 4, and May 20 during Reunion and Commencement. These markets will host countless vendors and include the greater Middletown community as well. In partnership with the North End Action Team, we now accept EBT/SNAP and WIC coupons so that products are accessible to more people than before. As a student initiative, the Wesleyan Farmers’ Market fosters a sense of community in which fresh foods are available to all.

Faculty, staff, and student attendance is vital for this community’s existence. We need to see all of you at our market! You’re the reason the market exists. Please come and support local farmers, bakers, and a new chocolatier. We must come together and consume locally, responsibly produced foods. This Wednesday it’s your turn to enjoy the Wesleyan Farmers’ Market. Let’s enjoy spring together and rejoice over locally grown meals!

Sincerely,

Shane Donahue