$10 Buy Local Challenge Kicks Off at Fredericksburg Farmers Market

You could be rewarded for spending just $10 each week on locally grown items at the Fredericksburg Farmers Market!

The Fredericksburg City Farmers Market is participating in the $10 Buy Local Challenge sponsored by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) Virginia Grown division. Consumers who spend $10 a week on Virginia grown products help grow Virginia’s economy and earn a chance to win a Virginia Grown gift basket and other great prizes.

Customers can come by the Market Manager tent at the Fredericksburg Farmers Market beginning June 1, 2013, and receive a punch card to track market purchases. The Market Manager will issue one punch for every $10 spent on locally grown items at the Market. Full punch cards (14 punches) can be returned to the Market Manager for entry into monthly drawings held at each Expanded First Saturday Market in July, August, and September.

Prizes each month will range from gift certificates to local restaurants to a market basket chock full of local goodies. Entrants will also be eligible to win the Grand Prize, a Virginia Grown gift basket valued at $250, at the end of the season. There is no limit to the number of punch cards each family can fill. The more cards you complete, the better your chances of winning! Those purchasing with SNAP are also eligible to participate. 

Start by taking the pledge to spend $10 weekly here. Then stop by the Market Manager tent beginning June 1, 2013 to get your punch card. Virginia Grown reusable shopping bags are also available for $2.

Questions? Email marketmanager@fredericksburgva.gov.

Follow Fredericksburg Farmers Market on Facebook for weekly $10 Challenge totals.