CANTON, New York (WWNY) - At St. Lawrence County farmers markets, you can find farmers, crafters and GardenShare. What is GardenShare? A non-profit group finding success in helping customers buy local and vendors keep more of the money they earn.

GardenShare is a local food promoter and organizer of 3 farmers’ markets in the county: Gouverneur, Potsdam, and Canton.

“People like to gather here. People like to come to the market. They like to connect,” said Erin Cuseo, GardenShare.

Its goal is to help customers and vendors connect and benefit from buying local.

At the Canton market, not every vendor may take credit cards as a payment. That’s where GardenShare comes in. A cashless customer can swipe their card at the GardenShare booth and get chips to go and spend at local vendors.

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