The Dirt: The Real Impact of Buying Local
When you buy from a grocery chain, only about 15¢ of every dollar makes it back to the farmer who grew your food. The rest disappears into a maze of middlemen — packaging, transport, storage, and distribution.
When you buy local, that flips. As much as 80¢ of every dollar goes directly to the farm. That’s not a small difference — that’s the line between surviving and thriving.
It’s the money that helps repair a fence, buy feed, or plant next season’s crop. It’s what keeps small farms alive — and keeps real food in our community.
A tote that tells a story
This week’s tote is packed with the flavors of fall:
- 🥕 Bunched Carrots
- 🧅 Leeks
- 🍯 Honey Nut Squash
- 🍎 Golden Delicious Apples
- 🌿 French Tarragon
- 🥬 Spring Mix
- 🥚 Pasture-Raised Eggs
- 🌈 Watermelon Radishes
Each ingredient comes from local farms we know personally — families who wake up before sunrise to harvest, wash, and pack by hand. It’s not the easy way, but it’s the right one.
The real math of local food
When we cut out the middlemen, we don’t just save money — we keep it where it matters.
Local food doesn’t travel thousands of miles. It doesn’t sit in a warehouse. It moves straight from field to tote in a matter of days, not weeks.
That means fresher food on your table and stronger farms in your community.
Every time you buy through Iron & Acre, you’re helping build a food system that works for the people growing it — not just the people profiting from it.
A better system, one tote at a time
It’s easy to forget that food is more than what’s on our plates — it’s connection, community, and care. The dollars you spend locally ripple out: feeding families, creating jobs, and building something lasting right here in our region.
So thank you for being part of that story. For choosing better food, grown by real people, and for keeping those 70¢ where they belong — on the farm.
