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An autumn farmers' market in Farmington, Michigan A farmers' market at twilight in Layyah, Pakistan Blueberries in late July 2023 at the Jean Talon Market in Montreal. A farmers' market (or farmers market according to the AP stylebook, [1] [2] also farmer's market in the Cambridge Dictionary [3] [4]) is a physical retail marketplace intended to sell foods directly by farmers to consumers.
A study of Iowa's farmers' markets showed that 140 jobs were created in a single year that could be attributed to farmers' market activity. [14] Other studies also found that farmers' market activity directly and indirectly supports the growth of local jobs. [15] One study showed that 5.4 jobs were created per farmers' market.
A wet market (also called a public market [4] or a traditional market [5]) is a marketplace selling fresh foods such as meat, fish, produce and other consumption-oriented perishable goods in a non-supermarket setting, as distinguished from "dry markets" that sell durable goods such as fabrics, kitchenwares and electronics.
A poultry farmer is one who concentrates on raising chickens, turkeys, ducks or geese, for either meat, egg or feather production, or commonly, all three. A person who raises a variety of vegetables for market may be called a truck farmer or market gardener. Dirt farmer is an American colloquial term for a practical farmer, or one who farms his ...
Market size can be given in terms of the number of buyers and sellers in a particular market [61] or in terms of the total exchange of money in the market, generally annually (per year). When given in terms of money, market size is often termed "market value", but in a sense distinct from market value of individual products.
Congestion at a market in Abidjan A typical market in Africa. Efforts to develop agricultural marketing have, particularly in developing countries, intended to concentrate on a number of areas, specifically infrastructure development; information provision; training of farmers and traders in marketing and post-harvest issues; and support to the development of an appropriate policy environment.
How are the Farmers' Almanac and The Old Farmer's Almanac different? Here is a look at how the almanacs differ: The Old Farmer's Almanac. First printed in 1792 by Robert B. Thomas.
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc., is a supermarket chain headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.The grocer offers a wide selection of natural and organic foods, including fresh produce, bulk foods, vitamins and supplements, packaged groceries, meat, poultry, seafood, deli, baked goods, dairy products, frozen foods, natural body care, and household items. [3]