Author Bio

Mary Winstead is a farmer and owner at Local Source.  Serving Southwestern Indiana, Local Source strengthens the local food system by providing a year-round, online marketplace connecting producers of locally grown, raised and produced products with retail, wholesale and institutional customers. What is a Producer? A Local Source “Producer” is a vendor in the marketplace who grows, raises and produces products such as what would be found at a farmer’s market. Why our Market?  Local Source is a farmer owned business.  We support our local economy, community and businesses since 2021. Mary and her husband Roger established Beautiful Edibles in 2015 as a small-scale market garden.  The farm is located on the last two acres of Roger’s family homestead in Paradise, IN.   Mary’s family operated a market garden and nursery around the corner.   Roger holds a Landscape Architecture Degree from Purdue and Mary is a former accountant.  Both left their careers to pursue a dream of farming year round.  Beautiful Edibles offers their produce online for both retail and wholesale buyers.  In 2021 they established an urban mushroom farm in downtown Evansville.  It is part of the Local Source market.  They grow edible flowers, fungi and veggies for the community using sustainable practices year round.  Beautiful Edibles partners with local producers and organizations to promote volunteerism and education in our regional food markets.