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From border to border in Nebraska, UNL Extension is making an incredible impact on the success of our state — its youth, its families, its farms and ranches, its communities, its economy. Please check these websites for more "know how, know now" information.
"Encourages the purchase and enjoyment of locally grown food."
Welcome to Buy Fresh Buy Local® Nebraska. Here you can find BFBL's Food Guide of farmers’ markets & community-supported agriculture providers, restaurants & groceries that offer local foods, and local farmers & ranchers who grow and produce local Nebraska foods and products. As well as much more information about local foods.
This website is designed as a guide to Nebraska locally grown foods. Whether you’re just starting out or are considering pursuing local food more actively, we can help you decide which route is best for you, as either a consumer and/or grower of local foods.
Spring 2012-Spring 2013 Local Food Guide
PDF Version: Part 1Part 2Part 3
Paper Copy: Contact BFBLN office if you would like a few copies sent to your place of business or pick one up at a local location--
LINCOLN LOCATIONS: Wise Oven Bakery, Leon’s Gourmet Grocer, Cultiva Coffee Roasting Company, Red Clover Market, Open Harvest Cooperative Grocery, Indigo Book Store, Vistors Bureau (Haymarket), Lincoln State Capitol, St. Paul UCC Farmers’ Market, Haymarket Farmers’ Market, Old Cheney Road Farmers’ Market
UNL LOCATIONS: Miller Hall, UNL Dairy Store, Student Unions (both), Visitors Center
OTHER LOCATIONS: Natural Foods (Grand Island), Country Market (Albion), Back Alley Bakery (Hastings), 26th St. Farm (Hastings), Tomato Tomato (Omaha).
Spring 2011-Spring 2012 BFBLN Food Guide: Part 1 Part 2
Bistro Fresh Farmers’ Market 2012
Nebraska Sustainable Agricultural Society, Buy Fresh Buy Local® Nebraska and Slow Food Nebraska are working together with Treat America to bring locally grown, healthy food closer to those who want to eat food grown close to their plate.
The following marketing opportunity are provided (second year) to promote local food and healthy eating. This is an exciting opportunity for you the grower to meet new consumers and for consumers to meet you; those who grow their food and learn how their food is grown and why it is important to buy their food from local farmers they can trust.
- May 9th & Sept 19th . College of St. Mary. 11:00 am -2:00 pm. Location: 7000 Mercy Road Omaha, NE.-Outdoors
- June 26th & October 2nd. Omaha Public Power District. Location: 444 South 16th Street Omaha NE -Indoors
- June 19th & Augt 7th. Omaha World Herald. Location: 1314 Douglas St, Omaha NE-Outdoors
- July 17th & Sept 11th. Omaha Woodmen Life Insurance Location: 1700 Farnam St # 2200 Omaha, NE-Indoors
