A Farmers’ market is any designated place where several farmers gather on a regularly scheduled basis to independently sell primarily the products they grew or made themselves. At a typical Farmers’ Market visitors will find that approximately 80% of the market consists of fruits, vegetables, nuts, eggs, dairy, meat and poultry grown locally while the remaining 20% consists of locally produced cut flowers, baked and canned goods, bedding plants and crafts.
Farmers’ Markets provide a retail outlet for local farmers, market gardeners and other producers to connect with their customers, and vice versa. It is not usually a place where area gardeners randomly show up to sell the season’s surplus.
What are the benefits of local Farmers' Markets
Farmers’ Markets are good for farmers, good for the customers and good for the communities they serve.
For Farmers:
It provides a place where farmers can sell directly to the consumer and receive the full retail value for their products while getting direct feedback from their customers
Regularly scheduled Farmers’ Markets give growers a reliable sales outlet with minimal overhead costs. 
Family farms are an American tradition in danger of fading away.
Farmers’ Markets are helping to keep them alive.
Growers and producers of all sizes have equal opportunities for profits at local Farmers’ Markets
For Consumers:
People interested in eating a more healthy diet will find high quality, fresh foods at a Farmers’ Market
Markets give customers the opportunity to reconnect with the sources of their food, often, in a festive, socially engaging atmosphere
Locally grown food provides premium taste and maximum freshness along with unique varieties not found in stores.
Chefs thrive on the delicious, fresh foods they discover at their local Farmers’ Market. They know their creations will be the best they can be.
Knowing where the food comes from and how it is grown or raised enables customers to choose safe food from farmers who avoid or reduce their use of chemicals, pesticides, hormones, antibiotics or genetically modified seed in their operations.
For the Community:
Local Farmers’ Markets strengthen the local economy by keeping dollars circulating in the community.
Farmers’ Markets can serve as a central gathering place where neighbors and other shoppers interact.
In some locales, markets are part of a coordinated initiative to draw people to business or historic districts that are lacking patronage.
