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Hosts on Valley Views encourage buying local: farmers stands, butchers and market tips
Summary
On Valley Views, hosts and guest Sarah Gold urged listeners to buy from local farmers and butchers, highlighted area stands and advised bringing coolers to an in-store freezer at a nearby USDA processor the show referred to as “p 3.”
Local buying and farmers-market shopping were a major focus of the Valley Views conversation.
Sarah Gold recommended listeners seek out local farm stands, Mennonite and Amish vendors and neighborhood Facebook groups to find unsprayed, seasonal vegetables. She pointed listeners to roadside stands toward Whitwell, and suggested asking vendors about feed and animal care before purchasing meat.
Host Lehi Edison highlighted a local USDA processing plant (referred to on-air as “p 3”), saying the site has an in-store freezer with a large selection of frozen items and advising shoppers to bring a cooler. Both speakers encouraged buying whole or half animals among friends to lower per-pound cost and support local farmers.
Practical details mentioned on air: the local Saturday farmers market hours were cited as 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; one vendor practice referenced was a 10% discount for certain purchases and a military discount when applicable. Gold and Edison discussed butchers and named Smiley Farms (Fredonia) and a Chattanooga market as local options. Edison also cautioned that fast-food supply chains and processed products have unknown origins, urging listeners to prefer fresh or locally processed meats.
The discussion was advisory: speakers offered shopping tactics and community options rather than formal endorsements or policy proposals. They urged listeners to ask vendors how animals are raised and to buy with local producers’ practices in mind.
