Why Local Farms Matter: Sunset Farmstead Opens January 1, 2026
Starting January 1, 2026 Sunset Farmstead LLC brings farm-fresh microgreens and artisan baked goods to your table—harvested, baked, and delivered within 20 miles of your home.
The Journey Your Food Takes
The average apple in your grocery store has traveled 1,500 miles before reaching your plate. It's passed through multiple trucks, warehouses, and distribution centers—spending weeks in transit while losing nutrients with each passing day. Our microgreens? They travel under 20 miles, harvested the same day you purchase them. This isn't just about distance. It's about freshness, nutrition, community, and building a food system that works for everyone.
Why Local Food Matters
Supporting Your Community
When you buy from local farms, your money stays in the community. It creates local jobs, supports local suppliers, and strengthens the economic fabric of your neighborhood. Every dollar spent at a farmers market or farm stand circulates through your community multiple times, creating a ripple effect that benefits everyone.
Maximum Nutrition, Minimum Miles
Vegetables begin losing nutrients the moment they're harvested. The typical grocery store supply chain—with its trucks, warehouses, and weeks-long journey—means significant nutritional decline before food reaches your table. Microgreens offer exceptional nutritional density, containing up to 40 times more vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants than their mature counterparts. When harvested the day you buy them, you're getting peak nutrition and flavor. With local food, you know exactly where your food comes from, who grew it, and how it was produced. There's direct accountability and complete transparency—something impossible in industrial food systems.
Environmental Impact
Shorter distances mean lower emissions. Local farms use sustainable practices like crop rotation, water conservation, and soil protection. We maintain soil cover, allow beds to rest between plantings, and always keep future seasons in mind. Small farms also preserve biodiversity. While industrial agriculture relies on a handful of high-yield varieties, local farms grow heirloom varieties and unique blends that support ecosystem resilience and offer you more flavor diversity.
Building Community Connections
Farmers markets aren't just transactions—they're community gathering places. You meet your neighbors, talk directly with producers, ask questions about growing methods, and even visit farms to see operations firsthand.
This direct relationship creates resilient local networks. When supply chain disruptions occur (and they will), communities with strong local food systems continue to thrive.
What We're Bringing to Your Table
Starting January 1, 2026 Sunset Farmstead will offer:
Artisan Baked Goods:
Breads, pastries, and baked goods made with local ingredients whenever possible. No artificial preservatives, no fillers—just real food made with care.
Year-Round Microgreens:
Nutrient-dense young greens perfect for adding flavor, color, and nutrition to salads, sandwiches, and any dish that needs a fresh boost.
We're starting small and building steadily. Every tray we grow and every loaf we bake represents a commitment to reducing food miles and supporting local agriculture. We control every step from seed to sale, ensuring quality and freshness you can taste.
The Real Cost of Industrial Food
That low price at the big-box store? It doesn't tell the whole story. Hidden costs include environmental degradation, nutritional gaps, and the decline of rural communities. When large chains move in, small local stores close, creating food deserts and eliminating local food access. By supporting local farms, you're redirecting that flow. Your dollars become tools for creating local jobs, preserving farmland, and ensuring food access for everyone in your community.
How You Can Support Local Food
Start This Week:
• Visit Sunset Farmstead when we open January 1 (first market date will be posted here and on social media)
• Add microgreens to your next salad or sandwich
• Pick up a loaf of fresh-baked bread
• Make one local food purchase—any farm stand or farmers market
Build the Habit:
• Follow us online for seasonal updates, product releases, and market schedules
• Tell friends and family about local food options
• Consider joining a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) for regular seasonal boxes
• Visit farmers markets to support multiple local producers at once
• Choose restaurants that source from local farms
Look for the Details:
• Read labels and note where food comes from
• Ask farmers about harvest timing, seasonality, and storage tips
• Plan meals around what's in season locally
• Compare the difference in taste and freshness
The Future of Local Food
Local food systems are expanding as consumers demand source visibility and transparency. New tools are making it easier for small farms to manage online orders and direct distribution. Policy is shifting too, with more schools and public facilities prioritizing local procurement.
The infrastructure for resilient local food networks is being built right now—and you're part of it.
Make It Part of Your Life
Relationships with local farmers develop over time. You'll learn seasonal cycles, discover new varieties, understand how weather affects harvests, and see the real work behind every meal.
These connections make food meaningful again.
January 1, 2026 Sunset Farmstead joins your local food network. Simple ingredients. Real food. Your community.