farmers markets

In Oregon, farmers markets are thriving hubs where locals gather to buy fresh produce and handcrafted items, strengthening ties within the community and supporting local agriculture.

Demystifying Wholesale is a new video series on YouTube to help farmers learn how to grow and sell their products to the wholesale market.  Selling products to the wholesale market is added value to your farm, and a market with huge demand.  Bu...

In 2020, U.S. farms sold almost $10.7 billion of food commodities directly to consumer outlets and supply chains.  That figure from the USDA includes restaurants, grocery stores, regional distributors and local institutions.  The figure is nearly $2.8 billion...

In today's Farmers Market Minute, Colleen Donovan, with the Washington state Farmers Market Association talks about the educational opportunities that exist at your local market. If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekmedia... Read More ...

As the pandemic intensified in early 2020, farmers markets felt the impact with many shutting down for the season and in some cases the following year as well. But in response, came REKO in the greater Boise area. This on-line platform connects consumers with local producers, and then arranges for pick up at a safe location ...

Colleen Donovan with the Washington state Farmers Market Association says as the state opens up more, our farmers markets will look more like what we expect, and love. If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekmedia... Read More ...

For many in the Oregon agriculture community, 2020 was a very challenging year, and the impacts are still being felt. Alexis Taylor, director of the Oregon Department of Agriculture said the coronavirus pandemic had a huge impact on everything from day-to-day operations to international trade and everything in between ...

Penn State conducted a recent study on the safety of food purchased at farmers markets in the state.  The trade publication Food Safety News reports that researchers found evidence of food safety problems over the course of the five-year study.   ...

Farmers markets have nearly doubled in the past 10 years according to USDA’s numbers.   Head of USDA’s Marketing Service Elanor Starmer says sales have increased from $5 billion to $12 billion from 2008 to 2014 with projects pushing that to $20 billion by 2020.   “So we’...