Be A Locavore – Local Food Resources

• DiIorio Farm and Market (cornmeal, whole wheat flour, rice flour)
• Brazos Valley Farmers Market (cornmeal, whole wheat flour)

Fruits

• Bluebird Orchard
• Brazos Natural Foods (look for the “buy local” label)
• Brazos Valley Farmers Market
• DeZavala Vineyard (pick your own)
• DiIorio Farm and Market (be sure to ask which items are local)
• Dooley Family Farm
• E and B Orchards
• Farm Patch (be sure to ask which items are local)
• Home Sweet Farm
• Kingsbury’s Blueberries (pick your own) – call 979-567-9138
• Kings Orchard (pick your own)
• Matt Family Orchard
• Osth Family Farm
• Sand Creek Farm
• Star Farmers’ Market (pick your own and road side stand)
• Sweetberry Farm (pick your own)
• Wiggins Watermelon Farm
• Young’s Orchard

Herbs

• Brazos Valley Farmers Market
• Osth Family Farm

Honey

• Brazos Natural Foods (look for the “buy local” label)
• Brazos Valley Farmers Market
• Farm Patch
• Matt Family Orchard
• Sand Creek Farm and Dairy
• Village Foods

Jams and Jellies

• Brazos Valley Farmers Market

Meat

• Alegria Eggs and Poultry
• Brazos Natural Foods
• Brazos Valley Farmers Market
• Osth Family Farm
• Richardson Farms
• Rooster Hill Farm
• Rosenthal Meat Science and Technology Center (TAMU)
• Twin Creeks Ranch
• Sand Creek Farm and Dairy
• Wild Type Ranch (also sold at Village Foods)
• Yonder Way Farm

Nuts and Seeds

• Brazos Natural Foods (look for the “buy local” label)
• Brazos Valley Farmers Market
• Farm Patch (ask which are local)
• Osth Family Farm
• Royalty Pecans
• TAMU Horticulture Department (Pecans in Nov-Dec)

Olives and Olive Oil

• Amici Italian Imports Olive Oil (also sold at Brazos Natural Foods, Brazos Valley Farmers Market, Farm Patch, and Village Foods)
• Bella Vista Ranch
• Sandy Oaks Olive Orchard (also sold at Home Sweet Farm market day)
• Texas Olive Ranch

• Brazos Valley Farmers Market

Rice

• Brazos Natural Foods (look for Arrowhead Mills or Rice Select)
• Douget’s Rice Milling Company (sold at HEB)
• Rice Select

Vegetables

• Brazos Natural Foods (look for the “buy local” label)
• Brazos Valley Farmers Market
• DiIorio Farm and Market (be sure to ask which items are local)
• Dooley Family Farm
• Farm Patch (be sure to ask which items are local)
• Home Sweet Farm
• Millican Produce
• Osth Family Farm
• Sand Creek Farm
• Star Farmers’ Market (pick your own and roadside stand)

Don’t forget to watch for that Go Texan logo and keep an eye out for other local producers through Local Harvest.

Last, but certainly not least,remember that when you buy from a big-box store, $14 of $100 stays in the community, but when you buy at a locally-owned grocery, $45 stays in the community. That’s three times the amount at a big-box store. Even better, buy direct from your farmer, and $62 of $100 stays within the community.

Go local!

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Reports:

The Economic Impact of Locally Owned Businesses vs. Chains: A Case Study in Midcoast Maine, Institute for Local Self Reliance, Sept 2003.

Why Local Linkages Matter: Findings from the Local Food Economy Study, Sustainable Seattle, April 2008.