Buying local foods and products is...

Good for citizens!

Local food is fresher, better tasting, and more nutritious than food that has traveled long distances.

As an eater, you know where the food is coming from and how it was produced.

By spending as much of your grocery dollar as possible on locally grown, sustainable produced foods, we create more local prosperity, food security and a higher quality of life.

Good for our farmers and producers!

Farmers and producers are fairly compensated for their products, thereby supporting the needs of the family farming business. Rather than shipping commodities elsewhere, farmers have new opportunities to sell quality food to a local market.

Photo courtesy of Gilles Michaud

The Growing Circle Co-op members eagerly support sustainable farm practices.

Good for our community!

Money stays in the community, supporting the local economy and creating new employment and business opportunities.

The Growing Circle Co-op builds direct relationships among eaters, producers, and neighbours. It also promotes an understanding of how our food choices affect the quality of life for everyone.

Buying local supports a system of regional food self-reliance!

Good for our planet!

Photo courtesy of Dr. Pamela Courtenay-HallPurchasing local foods and products supports sustainable and humane farming and food production practices. It reduces transportation, packaging and storage needs, thus resulting in lessened fossil fuel consumption, pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.

Buying local foods protects, replenishes and improves the quality of our PEI farms.

All items sold through the Growing Circle Co-op are grown or produced here in PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND and provide mutual benefits to both producers and citizens.

In the future, the Growing Circle Co-op will look at the possibility of an international strategic alliance with an organic foreign wholesaler, because some vegetables and fruit cannot be grown in PEI due to climate. This will not only help a developing country but newcomers as well to source familiar products.

Join the Co-op

Please consider joining the Growing Circle Co-op.

As a member, you can buy and sell fresh local produce through the virtual farmers' market. Feel free to browse the market and see what's available! Guests are encouraged to browse the market, but you must become a member to buy through the virtual farmers' market.

Thank you for your support!