Due to corporate pressure to ?get big or get out,? we have lost nearly 67% of our farms since 1920. There are now more prisoners in the US than full-time farmers.

Why should you buy locally grown food?

You'll get exceptional taste and freshness, strengthen your local economy, support endangered family farms and so much more.

Click here to find out more!

"BUY LOCAL" CHALLENGE SCOREBOARD

Check out our scoreboard below to see how your state is doing in the "Buy Local" Challenge. Scroll down to see how much money has been committed to local foods in your state.

If you haven't pledged yet, go back to the Challenge main page for more information or, if you've already committed money, tell a friend about the challenge.

State	# of People Pledging	Dollars Committed
California	213	$234,850
Washington	129	$103,015
Pennsylvania	187	$74,415
New York	117	$54,230
Texas	68	$47,160
Ohio	71	$34,610
Virginia	67	$32,990
Oregon	51	$31,620
Maryland	71	$30,710
Massachusetts	68	$30,675
North Carolina	62	$29,980
Michigan	76	$29,870
Minnesota	58	$28,570
Oklahoma	47	$25,060
Florida	68	$20,640
Wisconsin	42	$19,780
Illinois	44	$18,820
Colorado	37	$15,580
Hawaii	11	$15,240
Georgia	45	$14,330
Missouri	32	$13,990
New Jersey	44	$13,020
Arizona	28	$12,380
Connecticut	28	$12,080
Maine	25	$12,000
Indiana	30	$11,720
Vermont	20	$10,060
Kansas	25	$9,510
	30	$9,140
New Hampshire	17	$8,900
Iowa	27	$8,550
New Mexico	16	$7,760
Tennessee	30	$7,730
Idaho	19	$7,720
South Carolina	19	$6,880
West Virginia	9	$6,580
District of Columbia	11	$5,160
Arkansas	9	$4,500
Nevada	11	$4,300
Louisiana	8	$4,120
Kentucky	21	$3,900
Alabama	14	$3,540
Utah	13	$3,030
Delaware	7	$2,220
Rhode Island	8	$2,000
Nebraska	7	$1,800
Alaska	6	$1,670
Mississippi	7	$1,620
Montana	9	$1,540
South Dakota	3	$1,160
Wyoming	5	$1,000
North Dakota	3	$260
Totals:	2073	$1,091,985