Lohr, Luanne; Diamond, Adam; Dicken, Chris; Marquardt, David - Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture - 2011
Farmers markets are an important market channel for farmers who want to sell their products directly to consumers. This sector has grown dramatically in the last 10 years, more than doubling from 2,863 markets in 2000 to 6,132 in 2010. However, the increasing number of markets obscures the...