Buy local!

Buy local!

Cherries
Image by Robert Couse-Baker

Delicious local cherries are available at farmers' markets in the summer.

Apples on the tree at Cornell Orchard (Cornell University Photography)
Image by Lindsay France

You'll find u-pick apples starting in August.

strawberries
Image by Sandy Repp

Strawberries are a June u-pick crop in the Finger Lakes.

Buy Local

The Buy Local Campaign is a community based initiative that evolved out of expressed interest to sustain local agriculture and build a stronger local food system in Chemung and surrounding counties. Our goals are to foster the environmental, economic and social vitality of our community by increasing the connections between consumers and farmers. Through outreach, marketing, and special initiatives we seek to raise individual and institutional awareness about the benefits of buying fresh locally grown and made products and to make local food an integral part of daily life.

We are currently working on increasing farm to restaurant connections, establishing farm to institution connections and providing access to fresh and nutritious food to low-income families.

Last updated August 6, 2021