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4. I can't name them, but I buy their produce at the farmer's market.

There's one in particular that always has the best produce and if they didn't grow it themselves they clearly label it as "local" (meaning REALLY local) or specifically where it came from. The latter is basically for the winter and when crops are just coming into season. Corn starts in FL and works its way north until it hits "local". The others aren't as good at labeling origin, but they do grow much if not all of what they sell. There's also a bakery and several meat vendors who are entirely self-supplied (including eggs). My wife works with a woman we get eggs from. She wanted to give them away because she has way too many but we pay her market rate.

To be fair, PA is mostly farm country and mostly small farms (certainly by today's standards). In some areas I'm sure it is impossible to find a local farmer. Not around here. Harrisburg IS the home to "The Farm Show".