Governor Ned Lamont is urging Connecticut residents to support local farmers during National Farmers Market Week – which runs from August 1 to 7, 2021 – by purchasing locally grown products designated with the Connecticut Grown logo and visiting some of the more than 90 certified farmers markets statewide. A list of every certified farmers market in Connecticut can be found online at www.CTGrown.gov/farmersmarkets. An interactive map of farmers markets is also available at www.CTGrown.org. Now in its 22nd year, National Farmers Market Week highlights the vital role that farmers markets play in the nation’s food system. The COVID-19 pandemic made it clear that local food systems with short supply chains are resilient, and farmers markets keep communities connected while addressing food insecurity by offering programs for the most vulnerable residents to access fresh, nutritious, local foods. “Our farmers markets in Connecticut provide for meaningful connections between the farmers who grow…
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