The Local Market Haul Challenge

June is one of the best months to eat local in Pennsylvania. Strawberries are coming in. Snap peas and early tomatoes aren’t far behind. If you’ve been meaning to make farmers markets, farm stands, or your CSA a real habit, this is the month to start.

The Local Market Haul Challenge is four trips to any local farm-direct source in June. Post your haul on Instagram or Facebook, tag @Culineer on Facebook @Culineerapp on Instagram, then find a recipe on Culineer that uses something from your haul. Share it with one tap.

Everyone who completes all four trips gets a free Culineer cooler bag, shipped in July. No registration. No form. The tag is the entry.

Why four trips

Once isn’t a habit. The first few trips feel optional. By the fourth, shopping local starts to become part of your routine.

The goal isn’t four trips in June. It’s still going in July.

Why the recipe share matters

One of the most consistent barriers for people who want to eat more locally: they buy the produce and then don’t know what to do with it. The kohlrabi sits in the crisper drawer. The beets make them feel guilty every time they open the fridge. Good intentions, a bag full of vegetables, and no plan for dinner.

Finding the recipe right after you buy something changes that. The produce stops feeling like a commitment and starts feeling like tonight’s dinner. Habits are easier when friends and family are there, so tag someone who’d be into this and you’ve got a market buddy for the month.

What is Culineer

Culineer is where Pennsylvania home cooks find recipes built around what’s actually growing and available locally right now. It’s also where you can discover the farms, markets, and CSAs near you, see what other local cooks are making, and share your own. And as the summer goes on, Culineer keeps working for you: weekly reminders, ingredient previews, and recipe connections timed for when you’re actually planning meals. The shopping habits you build in June have somewhere to land.

Sign up free at culineerapp.com. The fresh produce is worth every penny.

How to take part

The challenge is open to Pennsylvania residents shopping at local farms, farmers markets, farm stands, or through a CSA. Head to culineerapp.com to set up your free account and find your first recipe.

If you’re already going to your market this week, post your haul and tag @Culineer. That’s your first one.

Four trips. The rest follows.