Debee Tlumacki for the Boston Globe

Coll Walker owns Walker’s Roadside Stand, a Little Compton, R.I., farm stand revered in local food circles

Debee Tlumacki for the Boston Globe

Walker, diagnosed with high cholesterol eight years ago, took advantage of his farm stand’s produce to change his diet for the better.

Debee Tlumacki for the Boston Globe

A variety of lettuce waited to be planted on Coll Walker's farm.

George Rizer for The Boston Globe

Student volunteers planted vegetables and flowers at a produce farm attached to Stonehill College in Easton.

George Rizer for The Boston Globe

The “locavore’’ movement delivers fruits and vegetables richer in nutrients than those shipped from elsewhere.

George Rizer for The Boston Globe

Bridget Meigs (second from left), says locally produced veggies and fruits are always better.

George Rizer for The Boston Globe

“With anyone - especially people over 50 - there is a link between healthy fresh food and a healthy lifestyle,’’ said Meigs.

George Rizer for The Boston Globe

Stonehill student Rich Valeri carried flower seedlings from the greenhouse out to the fields for planting.