WASHINGTON, Aug. 4, 2014 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's
(USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Administrator Anne Alonzo
announced over the weekend that USDA's National Farmers Market Directory
now lists 8,268 markets, an increase of 76 percent since 2008. The data
reflects continued demand and growth of farmers markets in every region
of the country. Alonzo also announced that AMS is developing three new
local food directories that will expand USDA's support for local and
regional foods by providing easy access to the most current information
about the local food market. |