Farmer's Markets
A Healthy, Sustainable way to support small business
A farmers market is a public and recurring assembly of farmers or their representatives selling the food that they produced directly to consumers. By cutting out middlemen, farmers receive more money, shoppers receive the freshest and most flavorful food in their area, and local economies prosper. Farmers markets vary in size and always reflect a region’s agriculture and seasons. It is a source of pride to farmers and market shoppers alike that the products available at farmers market represent the agriculture of a region or state.
Farmers markets are in every state and located in all kinds of places– from Main Streets to city centers, from parks to parking lots, from sidewalks to shopping centers. As the number of markets grows, so does the variety of foods available.
Some markets concentrate on produce, while others carry everything from fruits and vegetables to baked goods, meat, eggs, flowers, and dairy products. Some may carry locally made crafts or prepared foods as a complement to the agricultural products they sell. Sustainability is the overarching theme in this system.
Read more from the Farmer's Market Coalition.