Comments on: Consumers Continue to Invest in Farmers Markets, Local Food Despite Economy http://farmersmarketcoalition.org/consumers-continue-to-invest Farmers markets are good for everyone. Join us to make them even better. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:21:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Janet Eaton http://farmersmarketcoalition.org/consumers-continue-to-invest/comment-page-1#comment-6733 Janet Eaton Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:02:16 +0000 http://www.farmersmarketcoalition.org/?p=926#comment-6733 When you spend a dollar at a farmers market you have bought fresh local food but you have also had an enjoyable experience, voted for your local economy, and saved farmland. I think more folks are getting that now. A lot of bang for your buck, wouldn't you say? When you spend a dollar at a farmers market you have bought fresh local food but you have also had an enjoyable experience, voted for your local economy, and saved farmland. I think more folks are getting that now. A lot of bang for your buck, wouldn’t you say?

]]> By: gus http://farmersmarketcoalition.org/consumers-continue-to-invest/comment-page-1#comment-6730 gus Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:34:27 +0000 http://www.farmersmarketcoalition.org/?p=926#comment-6730 Stacy, Excellent note--the farmers market in my hometown of Lexington, Massachusetts reported that they did nearly $400,000 in 2008--after only 3 years in operation--and this was only one of 152 or so in Massachusetts, with 20 new markets each year-in Orleans, Mass, market has doubled in number of vendors and sales in 2008. Stacy,

Excellent note–the farmers market in my hometown of Lexington, Massachusetts reported that they did nearly $400,000 in 2008–after only 3 years in operation–and this was only one of 152 or so in Massachusetts, with 20 new markets each year-in Orleans, Mass, market has doubled in number of vendors and sales in 2008.

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