Monadnock Ledger-Transcript Published: 4/19/2021 3:41:36 PM The demand for locally grown produce saw a dramatic increase last year as people sought to shorten their food supply chains and get a better understanding of where the foods they were eating came from. Farmers’ markets, farm stands and CSA’s were a solution to avoid crowded grocery stores amid the coronavirus pandemic and growers had a difficult time keeping up with the requests. And it hasn’t slowed down in 2021. Tom Mitchell, owner of Ledge Top Farm in Wilton, said he actually saw a shift to locally sourced food a couple of years before COVID-19 changed just about every aspect of daily life.