How Your Weekly Grocery List Can Save Our Local Farms

Every Grocery Choice You Make Matters More
Than You Might Think.

Did you know that each year, about 8% of independent farmers—our neighbors and friends—are forced to quit farming altogether? It's a startling reality that's been keeping me up at night since my wife Betsy and I started TC Farm years ago.

The Hidden Challenge for
Small Farms

When we first started farming, we discovered something that surprised us: getting our food to your table efficiently is one of the biggest challenges for small farmers. The traditional food system simply wasn't built for us—it was designed for industrial agriculture.

Picture this: A local farmer harvests beautiful, fresh produce, but grocery stores need daily deliveries that farmers can't possibly make while also tending their fields. Meanwhile, farmers' markets require long hours away from the farm and family just to sell a small portion of what they grow.

Many small farmers end up with an impossible weekly schedule: wake up at dawn to farm, spend weekends and evenings away from family at markets, drive all over town making deliveries, and still work an off-farm job to make ends meet. They're barely farming anymore—they've become full-time marketers and delivery drivers.

That's Why We're Building Something Different

Imagine a regional food system where farmers can focus on farming instead of becoming delivery drivers. Here's where your weekly grocery shopping comes in.

Beyond Supporting Farmers: What's In It For You?

When you shift your grocery shopping to our regional food system:

You get convenient home delivery of both exceptional local food AND your everyday groceries

You access value-priced organic groceries that match or beat the big stores

You enjoy chef-prepared ready-to-eat meals made with the same pasture-raised meats and organic produce we deliver to you

You help make local food more affordable for everyone in our community

Our commercial kitchen, cold storage facility, and sophisticated delivery network create a system that works for everyone. Instead of farmers spending hours away from their families making individual deliveries, our efficient network handles distribution.

Small Changes,
Big Impact

Every time you add regular grocery items to your order—whether it's pasta, coffee, cleaning supplies, or snacks—you're helping us build a viable alternative to the big-ag grocery system. You're making it possible for farmers to continue their better farming practices while having a sustainable livelihood.

The next time you're making your grocery list, remember that by ordering through us, you're not just getting great food delivered to your door. You're helping transform our local food system into one that works better for everyone—farmers, families, and our environment.

That's the power of your grocery list.

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Apr 14th 2025 Julia