America's Heartland - Episode 219: Going to the Source

Episode 219 - Going to the Source
	Providing many a family with both a few hours of togetherness in the fields, and fruits and vegetables for their meals. The you-pick phenomenon is growing in places as unlikely and far away as Alaska’s Matanuska Valley where, in August, customers can pull cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, carrots, and potatoes out of the ground at the base of snow-capped mountains. It’s a new experience in many areas, but in eastern Washington State, the you-pick way has already become an institution.

Fun Fact:
As you-pick farms gain popularity, many states have programs to encourage both growers and consumers to “buy local.” And you-pick farms aren’t just fruit-and-vegetable operations. Shoppers also can harvest other goods like flowers and Christmas trees.

Links
Washington Farm Bureau
Washington Department of Agriculture

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The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture, Farm Credit, and the United Soybean Board make presentation of America's Heartland possible.

Additional production and promotion assistance is provided by
The American Soybean Association, National Corn Growers Association, National Cotton Council, U.S. Grains Council,
National Association of Wheat Growers, and the National FFA Organization.