Are you ready for some fresh fruits and veggies? Wish you had a way to make local food connections and find locally grown produce? Be sure to download and start using the Visit NC Farms App! If you have a smartphone, the app can be a tremendous resource right at your fingertips to connect with local farms, farmers markets, roadside stands, restaurants, and great events in our communities. It’s a one stop app for finding local food, relaxation and fun across our beautiful, rural Sampson County landscape, and all over North Carolina! With spring here, local farmers markets will be in full swing before we know it. Wouldn’t it be nice to be the first to know as fresh produce becomes ready for pick up, especially if it’s right down the road and saves you a trip to the grocery store? Not to mention knowing that your eggs, flowers, fruits and veggies are fresh as can be! We have 80 local assets in Sampson County enrolled across eight categories of the app — which are: Farms & Fisheries, Pick your Own, Farmers Markets, Local Food & Drink, Shop Local, Farm Stays & Lodging, Itineraries & Trips, and Special Events.
As businesses have announcements to share and events happen in Sampson County, push notifications are shared on the app and will come directly to phones and devices of those who have downloaded the App, so don’t miss out on this great opportunity to stay in touch, especially in the most diverse agricultural county of our state! To download the app, visit the Apple o.
