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Recent News. FMC Spotlights: Texas Center for Local Food August 7, 2024; For the first time, both U.S. House and Senate recognize National Farmers Market Week August 5, 2024; California’s Farmers Markets Save State Funding for Matching Programs August 1, 2024; Farmers Markets Nationwide Ready to Kick Off 25th Annual National Farmers Market ...
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Action News Now: National Farmers Market Week. August 6, 2020 – Aug. 2 – 8 is National Farmers Market Week… coordinated by the Farmers Market Coalition. This year’s theme is encouraging the public to shop for local produce and support local farmers for season goods and products during the pandemic.
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Aug 7, 2024 · FMC works to equip market managers and farmers with the tools necessary to run successful markets, while also supporting research that promotes widespread understanding of the impact of farmers markets. Information is shared through webinars, newsletters, and our Resource Library.
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National Farmers Market Week
National Farmers Market Week (NFMW) is August 3-9, 2025! Now in its 26th year, this annual celebration highlights the vital role farmers markets play in our nation’s food system. With fun events, programs, contests, activities, and more, the week helps to boost market attendance and visibility as well as showcase the value markets bring to ...
About Farmers Markets | Farmers Market Coalition
What is a farmers market? A farmers market is a public and recurring assembly of farmers or their representatives selling the food that they produced directly to consumers. Farmers markets facilitate personal connections and bonds of mutual benefits between farmers, shoppers, and …
The Benefits of Farmers Markets | Farmers Market Coalition
Preserve America’s rural livelihoods and farmland. Farmers markets provide one of the only low-barrier entry points for beginning farmers, allowing them to start small, test the market, and grow their businesses. Stimulate local economies.
Press Releases - Farmers Market Coalition
Aug 6, 2024 · September 22, 2022 – American Farmland Trust and the Farmers Market Coalition announce the winners of the 14th annual America’s Farmers Market Celebration, a national event that ran between June 21 – September 19, 2022. Markets receiving the most public votes are declared the national winners.
Metrics and Beyond - Farmers Market Coalition
Dec 10, 2020 · As 2020 comes to a close, farmers market operators across the country are reflecting on a year like no other, reviewing their results, and attempting to use the lessons to plan for 2021.
Recent News - Farmers Market Coalition
July 22, 2024 – National Farmers Market Week (NFMW), a yearly event celebrating the vital role farmers markets play in our nation’s food system, will take place at participating markets across America between August 4-10, 2024. Now in its 25th year, NFMW began and continues as an annual proclamation declared by the United States Department ...