Source: Ivory Harlow, FARM AND DAIRY, 8/4/17



The Survey of Local Food Marketing Practices found U.S. producers utilized online marketplaces to sell $171,728,337 dollars of local food and value-added products in 2015.¹ Climbing consumer demand for locally produced food and a preference for convenience fuels the future of online farmers markets. Online farmers markets showcase fresh food and food products from multiple farms within a defined geographic region, such as a single county or tri-county area.

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