Buying Local: Thanksgiving Planner

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From the archives: November 05, 2008

Are you looking for a way to say thanks for our local bounty this Thanksgiving? Well, consider buying the ingredients for your holiday dinner from the local farmers and merchants. Here are a few places where the meat, dairy and produce you serve literally could not be any fresher.

Straight From the Farm

  1. 1 Greensgrow Farmstead
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    2501 E. Cumberland Street, Philadelphia, PA 19125 (map)

    Located in Kensington, Greensgrow runs a nursery and farm stand on a rare urban farm, where shoppers can purchase locally grown produce and humanely raised meats and eggs, along with cheeses and breads

  2. 2 Fair Food Farmstead at Reading Terminal Market
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    12th & Arch Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19107 (map)

    Created and run by the Fair Food initiative, this farm stand emphasizes local foods from small-scale producers, with offerings like humanely raised meats, organic and specialty fruits and vegetables and raw milk and cheeses.

  3. 3 Hendricks Farms & Dairy
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    202 Green Hill Road, Telford, PA 18969 (map)

    Buys grass-fed lamb, beef, pork and rich dairy products like yogurt, cream, milk and hand-crafted cheese at the visitor-friendly sustainable farm and dairy.

  4. 4 Merrymead Farm & Country Market
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    2222 Valley Forge Road, Lansdale, PA 19446 (map)

    A busy multi-use farm with a shop that sells seasonal produce (including locally grown apples and pumpkins), baked goods, flowers, meats and non-hormone dairy products.

  5. 5 Pennypack Farm Education Center for Sustainable Food Systems
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    683 Mann Road, Horsham, PA 19044 (map)

    This nonprofit educational organization is dedicated to increasing public understanding of the health, economic, ecological and social issues involved in sustainable local food systems and runs a limited market on the premises.

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