Stop by the Oxford Winter Farmers’ Market this Saturday, January 4, for their first Market of the the New Year from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.  in the Fellowship Hall of the United Church of Oxford, located at 16 Fort Hill Park. (Submitted photo)

OXFORD - Imagine starting the New Year off with a resolution that is both easy to keep and supports local agriculture: eat more locally grown and produced food this year.

Living as we do in an agricultural community, eating locally makes so much sense. The food is fresher, our purchase supports our neighbors, and knowing where our food comes from feels so good. The easiest way to start is to read through your grocery list and ask if any of the items on it can be found locally  before  going to the supermarket. Then resolve to pick those items up from a farmers’ market, co-op, or small grocery that carries local products. Every year we have more of them to choose from here in Chenango County. 

Even in the depth of the winter, there is an abundance of food grown and produced by local farmers, bakers, and home processors. Seasonal produce, including greens, storage veggies, and mushrooms, cheese and dairy, eggs and meats, breads and baked goods, honey, maple syrup, jams, and so much more. 

All that bounty can be found at the Oxford Farmers’ Market’s first Saturday Indoor Winter Markets and on the first and third Saturdays of every month through their Online Marketplace.

Stop by the Oxford Winter Farmers’ Market this Saturday, January 4, for their first Market of the the New Year from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of the United Church of Oxford, located at 16 Fort Hill Park (enter on Merchant Street, across from the Middle School parking lot). You’ll be starting the year off on a great footing!

For more information about the Oxford Winter Farmers’ Market, visit their website at www.oxfordfarmersmarket.org.

-Information provided by the Oxford Farmers' Market