Foot of the Mountain Farm and CSA participated in the USDA Great American Farmers Market, a week-long celebration of farming, family, and food. Situated just behind the Washington Monument, the commemoration provided the Varisano family of Franklin County PA–owners of Foot of the Mountain Farm and CSA–an opportunity to experience the nation’s capitol as they shared the importance of farming and fresh food with visitors to the farmers market set up on the National Mall. Among the visitors to the Foot of the Mountain Farm stand were Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The Great American Farmer’s Market included fifty representatives from twenty-six states and spotlighted and celebrated the importance of agriculture in the United States. It is the first celebration and was held during the first week of August to coincide with National Farmers Market Week. Both underscore the importance of farming–past, present, and future–to the United States. The initiative is part of the national recognition of America’s 250th birthday.
Foot of the Mountain Farm is located in the northern tip of Franklin County in the small village of Concord in Fannett Township. The produce of the farm can be found at the North Square Farmers Market on Saturdays in Fort Chambers Park from May to October in downtown chambersburg. Foot of the Mountain also distributes at farmers markets in Adams and Cumberland Counties.
For more about Foot of the Mountain Farm, visit the farm’s Instagram page or the farm’s website.
To discover more about Franklin County and the fresh food the county grows, see Franklin Fresh Food & Dining here.
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