A local farm CO-OP helps keep small farms in Arizona in business

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Tomatoes from San Tan Valley, onions, lettuce from Paulden, melons from Litchfield Park and carrots from Mesa. Fresh produce is ready for pick up as part of the farm raiser program in Tempe: abc15

TEMPE,AZ — Tomatoes from San Tan Valley, onions, lettuce from Paulden, melons from Litchfield Park and carrots from Mesa. Fresh produce is ready for pick up as part of the farm raiser program in Tempe.

The farm raiser program is one of several alternative food distribution streams created by the Sun Produce Cooperative. It's a group of 40 small farms and counting from across the state who are working together to cut costs and create more markets for their produce. The Sun Produce Co-Op helps farmers create new markets, transports their crops to buyers and helps keep production costs down.

 

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