{"id":3504,"date":"2015-08-17T16:35:58","date_gmt":"2015-08-17T16:35:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/?p=3504"},"modified":"2015-08-17T16:37:08","modified_gmt":"2015-08-17T16:37:08","slug":"farmers-markets-a-better-way-to-shop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/farmers-markets-a-better-way-to-shop\/","title":{"rendered":"Farmers Markets \u2013 A better way to shop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that by choosing to shop at your local farmers market you can find fresh, healthy, low-cost food? It\u2019s true, and many farmers markets can be found right in your hometown or surrounding community.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are five reasons why you should support your local farmers market:<\/strong><br \/>\n1. Farmers markets give the chance to try a new fruits or vegetables since they sell seasonal foods that your grocery store may not carry.<br \/>\n2. Many of the local farmers markets accept SNAP and WIC benefits.<br \/>\n3. You will be supporting the local farmers in your community.<br \/>\n4. You have the chance to talk directly to the farmer and learn more about the food you are buying.<br \/>\n5. It is a great way to get your kids involved and have them learn the importance of eating healthy.<\/p>\n<p>Health New England knows the value of famers market to our community and we are proud to support Forest Park\u2019s Farmers Market and LiveWell Springfield\u2019s Mobile Market.<\/p>\n<p>To find a farmer\u2019s market near you, visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.farmfresh.org\/food\/farmersmarkets.php?zip=01002\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.farmfresh.org\/food\/farmersmarkets.php?zip=01002<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that by choosing to shop at your local farmers market you can find fresh, healthy, low-cost food? It\u2019s true, and many farmers markets can be found right in your hometown or surrounding community. Here are five reasons why you should support your local farmers market: 1. Farmers markets give the chance to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":3507,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[289,290,186],"class_list":["post-3504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-be-healthy","tag-farmers-markets","tag-fresh-produce","tag-healthy-living"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/farmers-market-couple-web.jpg?fit=700%2C467&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6ZZGa-Uw","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3504","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3504"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3504\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3508,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3504\/revisions\/3508"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3504"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}