Why farmers markets are good

Farmers Market Coalition. Celebrating the many benefits of farmers markets — Why farmers markets? Celebrating the Many Benefits of Farmers Markets — Farmers Market Coalition — The chart on this webpage highlights how shopping at a farmers market benefits the community. All rights reserved.

The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer. Seasonal food is fresher, tastier and more nutritious than food consumed out of season. In , American farmers received only At a time when small family farms are struggling, this support is especially crucial.

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This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Like what you read? Sign up! The fruits and vegetables you buy at the farmers market are the freshest and tastiest available. Fruits are allowed to ripen fully in the field and are brought directly to you—no long-distance shipping, no gassing to simulate the ripening process, no sitting for weeks in storage.

This food is as real as it gets—fresh from the farm. The food you buy at the farmers market is seasonal. It is fresh and delicious and reflects the truest flavors. Shopping and cooking from the farmers market helps you to reconnect with the cycles of nature in our region. As you look forward to asparagus in spring, savor sweet corn in summer, or bake pumpkins in autumn, you reconnect with the earth, the weather, and the turning of the year.

Family farmers need your support, now that large agribusiness dominates food production in the U. Small family farms have a hard time competing in the food marketplace. Food in the U.