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Who can resist fresh farm products? Fruits and vegetables from farms are an essential part of a healthy diet. These fruits are tasty and contain a lot of vitamins, antioxidants, nutrients and fiber. Vegetables rich in nutrients and disease fighting phytochemicals which give the vegetables their bright colors are found at local farms. While fruits from local farms are plucked when they are ripe and ready, you can never be sure how long fruits in a supermarket have been sitting on the shelf and their nutritional value.

Farms.ng connects buyer with local farmers to ensure that everyone has access to fresh farm produce and promote healthy eating.

Ten Reasons why Farm Products are better than Supermarkets:

1.Products from local farms are harvested when they are ripe, ready and sold directly to consumers. There is no transportation involved and no gassing to replicate ripening. The products are fresh and you can enjoy the real flavors.

2.The foods found at supermarkets and grocery stores are mostly processed and grown using pesticides, antibiotics, hormones and are sometimes genetically modified. So a lot of nutrients in these foods are lost. Farm fresh products are minimally processed and are cultivated with organic fertilizers. Fruits from local farms vary and are seasonally available thus fresh and delicious.

3.Environmental Effects. The produce that is transported to the supermarkets is produced in mass quantities using agricultural fertilizers that give out toxic byproducts that pollute the atmosphere. Its packaging and transport creates a lot of garbage and pollution. This can be minimized by buying directly from local farmers.

4.Animals are provided with natural foods and treated humanely. Cheese, meats and eggs are obtained from animals not on a hybrid diet containing antibiotics and hormones. The cows are allowed to graze on grass and not kept in feedlots so the quality of food at the local farms is healthier.

5.Your Foods Origin. A visit to the local farm allows you direct access to get to know where and how different vegetables and fruits are grown.

6.Support Local Farms. There is variety of produce such as red carrots and peppers, purple cauliflower and green ginger found at local markets. In this globalized world local farms need your help to survive and provide you with fresh vegetables and fruits. If the people in the locality do not buy from the local farms they will be forced to close down.

7.Local farmers are very enthusiastic about sharing their cooking recipes with their customers so you can learn some use some new recipes.
8.Meeting the Community. When you visit the local farm to buy your fruits and vegetables you meet your friends from the locality. Sometimes you get some delicacies that are prepared by the farmer and you can enjoy it. This also helps you to socialize with the locals.