Source: Yustin Riopko, THE CHARLOTTE WEEKLY, 7/23/21

 In the mid 1980s, N.C. Cooperative Extension established the Union County Farmers Market with USDA grant money. In more recent years the Extension has found new ways to revive the farmers market and bolster local food industries. N.C. Cooperative Extension is a partnership between N.C. State University and N.C. A&T State University, as well as federal, state and local governments. They have a local office in every N.C. county. In Monroe, the farmers market grew, shrank and is now growing again...

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