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There’s quite a buzz about the new Farmers’ Market in Columbus, Indiana!

Mark your calendar and put a reminder on the steering wheel so you don’t forget to stop on the way home from work!

Fresh produce straight from the farm

Wednesdays

From 4 – 7 p.m.

 Natural Choices Community Market

North parking lot

Fill your basket with farm fresh fruits and vegetables at the Natural Choices Farmers' Market.

Of course, the store will be open during Farmers’ Market hours so you can get all the shopping done at one time.

“At Natural Choices,” owner Carolyn Behrman says, “our No. 1 goal is to provide the Columbus area with high-quality, healthy eating options as we work together to improve the health of our community.”

Carolyn has scouted the area to find local farmers who grow a good variety of produce. Now is the time to bring vegetables and berries home to either can or freeze them. With a little preparation you can be sure your family will enjoy the flavor of summer all through the winter months as well – and there is nothing better than delicious green beans or a tomato sauce made from farm-fresh tomatoes on a cold winter’s night!

Drive, bike or walk over and after making your selections at the market, pop inside the store to find packaged and frozen foods, gluten-free foods, organic and locally grown produce, beef and buffalo meat, as well as a wide selection of dietary supplements, health and body products, pet supplies and cleaning products.

Reduce the toxins in your home and food. Find out how at Natural Choices!

See you at the Farmers’ Market on Wednesday!

–Ellie of the Natural Choices Blog Team

Summer produce is so yummy.

This is a great time of year to get fresh, local produce. I truly enjoy buying a boat-load of green beans and strawberries and adding them to every meal. They just taste so much better. I like to buy locally grown produce because I know it hasn’t been picked green and ripened during a multi-day trip to my area. That’s the first step to healthier living. The next is to find local organically-grown produce, which is a bit more difficult.

What makes it easier in Columbus, Indiana is that Natural Choices stocks locally grown, organic produce every day of the week. Fresh from the fields, delivered right away and replenished as the supply runs low. Great for the farmers, for Natural Choices and especially for us, the consumer.

Let Natural Choices know if you have a special request.

Carolyn Behrman, the owner, has a sign up at the store that asks for requests. She means if you want a particular vegetable or fruit, ask her and she will do her best to find it and stock it. All her produce is fresh and organically grown. At Natural Choices it’s an ever-changing, colorful display that you will feel good about putting on the table for your family.

Olive oil is healthy for you and tasty, too!

Now is the time to stock up on the fresh vegetables and fruits. As you purchase too many to eat in the course of regular meals, do a little planning for the rest of the year. Prepare the excess produce for the freezer or can them so you can have a tasty supply through fall and over the winter. There’s nothing better than a little taste of summer when the winter winds and snow begins to fly. Just the thought makes me take the time to fill my freezer. Don’t delay and miss the window of opportunity.

While you’re at it, check out the selection of organic olive oils at Natural Choices to go with the fresh produce. Healthy for you and good to eat, too.

Isn’t summer just grand?

–Ellie of the Natural Choices Blog Team