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Buffalo residents have a fun new way to show The Broadway Market some love \u2013 and help this farmers market win $5,000 through a fun, online contest. The \u201cLove Your Farmers Market\u201d contest, sponsored by Care2.com\u00a0and LocalHarvest.org, will award voters\u2019 favorite farmers market the grand prize, which will go a long way to help The Broadway Market support local family farmers and provide Buffalo, NY with fresh, healthy, locally grown food.
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\nSuch a contest couldn\u2019t be more timely. With a global recession, food scares and growing concern over industrial farming practices, Americans are searching for ways to reconnect with local, healthy and safe foods for themselves and their families. \u201cRecession gardens\u201d are popping up around the country. Organic food is now a $20 billion industry and still expanding in spite of the economy. First Lady Michelle Obama broke ground on the new White House organic vegetable garden. More and more, Americans are visiting their local farmers markets to feed their families and support their local farmers.<\/p>\n
Care2 (www.care2.com<\/a>), the largest online community of people passionate about making a difference, is teaming up with LocalHarvest, America\u2019s most popular website for finding food grown close to home, to bring public awareness to the need to support family farms, fresh healthy food, and the farmers markets that connect these farms and food to our communities.<\/p>\n In addition to the grand prize, Care2 is awarding $3,000, $2,000 and two prizes of $1,000 to the four runner-ups respectively. Local residents and market supporters will determine the winners of this contest, and can vote for The Broadway Market by going to http:\/\/www.care2.com\/farmersmarket\/283<\/a>.<\/p>\n