Interesting Stories & WECM Update

The West End Community Market will be inside and open today at the West End Center for Youth from 3:00-6:00pm. With the Thanksgiving holiday rapidly approaching please think local when preparing your family's menu. Speaking of the holiday, yes we will be open during our normal hours next Tuesday, the 22nd. Bramble Hollow Farm will join us next week for the last time before next spring, so if you want some of their delicious pasture raised pork or poultry, this is your last chance.

We are now offering Community Market gift certificates. These are good at either the Grandin or West End Community Markets and they do not expire, so you can give them as gifts this holiday season and they can be used anytime. Please email me if you're interested, or stop by the manager's table at the WECM on Tuesday afternoon.

Thanks,

Brent@LEAPforlocalfood.org

540-597-6914

Here are a couple of recent NPR stories about local food.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2011/11/14/142306970/local-food-is-no-small-potatoes-farmers-rake-in-almost-5-billion

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/11/14/142303900/farmland-is-real-estates-big-bright-spot

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2011/11/15/142305869/newbie-farmers-find-that-dirt-isnt-cheap