Source: THE COUNTER, 8/10/20


Dramatically underrepresented in traditional farmers’ markets, Black farmers are finding success connecting directly with consumers. On a recent Sunday in July, a line of over 100 people social distancing and wearing masks in the muggy North Carolina heat stretched around the block waiting to get into the downtown Durham Black Farmers Market. Families with toddlers, grandparents, huddles of teens, and young adults showed up to buy fresh food and explore a new kind of farmers’ market. The event promoting

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