My favourite local farmer, who's also my neighbour, has closed up shop early this season. The sad thing is, Martin's might not reopen due to a lack of business. If someone could please explain how an onslaught of new residents in a town could bring about the end of a local business that's been around for decades, that'd be great.
Martin's on Hwy #56 in Binbrook has the best damn produce that Ontario has to offer. How could anyone pass up fruit that's so sweet, it's brought people to tears, and has been chowed down faster than the fanciest desserts?
Please, support your local farmers, especially the ones who are neighbours running their businesses from home. If they close up, we all lose. Farmers can't make any money (and farming is their livelihood, after all), and we don't get to appreciate the fruits of their labour as much as we should and they deserve.
Don't let Martin's close, or any other run-from-home produce store. They not only feed country folk, but farmers also feed cities. Now it's time for the city people to do their part, and help support the farmers who feed them.
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