According to the National Association of the Specialty Food Trade, "local" is the most influential product claim of 2012. 

5 Reasons to "Go Local"  

• Freshness. Food travels an average of 1,500 miles to the supermarket. Local food is thousands of miles fresher.
• Flavor. Picked and sold when ripe, local produce is full of flavor.
• Nutrition. Plants lose nutrition after they’re harvested. Fresher produce is better for you.
• Community Impact. $45 out of every $100 spent locally stays in the community. Plus, a greater percentage of the price goes to the farmer. 
• Environmental Impact. 1.5 million tons of CO2 is emitted annually in the production and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables to the New York metropolitan area alone.

Here's a photo of our delicious greens grown at our farm on Long Island, New York. Andrew, our farmer, delivers fresh local produce year-round to Best Yet Market. 

We're building commercial scale greenhouse farms across the country, partnering with supermarkets in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Saint Paul, Saint Louis, North Carolina, Chicago and Oklahoma City.

Do you want fresh local produce available 365 days a year at your supermarket? Let us know! 

This is the last week to enter our Oklahoma City "Envision Us Here" Contest. For a chance to win $1,000, residents can submit the Oklahoma City location they feel would be the best fit for the greenhouse we're building for Homeland Stores. For more information, rules and regulations, visit www.BrightFarms.com. Contest ends 11/11/12.