Why Shop Here?

Farmers’ Market food tastes better. Produce at the Market was grown here in the greater Phoenixville area and most was picked within hours of arriving. Several studies have shown that the average distance food travels from farm to plateis 1,500 miles. In a week-long (or more) delay from harvest to dinner table, sugars turn to starches, plant cells shrink, and produce loses its vitality. Food at the Market is picked at its height of freshness. It is crisp, sweet and loaded with flavor. Children and adults alike, delight in eating a tree ripened peach or a vine ripened tomato.

Farmers’ Market food is better for you. Studies show that fresh produce loses nutrients quickly. The fresh-picked food that tastes so delicious is more nutritious as well.

Shopping at the Farmers’ Market supports local farms. The Phoenixville area is rapidly losing farmland. The Market offers local farmers the opportunity to sell their products directly to the consumer. Buying your food directly from a farmer helps him or her continue to farm.