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National
Farmers
Market Week a Great Opportunity to Visit on of Iowa's 220
Farmer's Markets
Posted 6 August 2010
Consider visiting one
of the more than 220 farmers markets in the state during National
Farmers Market Week, which runs from August 1 to 7.
“We have seen significant growth in the last few years, both in the
number of markets and in the amount of sales taking place, and that’s
great news. It benefits both the farmers who are selling more
products and the customers who are able to access these fresh,
nutrition and delicious foods,” Northey said. “Early August is
prime season for a number of fresh fruits and vegetables, including
sweet corn and tomatoes, so it is a great time to get to one of the
farmers markets near you.”
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has an online
directory of Farmers Markets that Iowans can use to locate a market
near them. The directory can be found on the Department’s website
at www.IowaAgriculture.gov
and then click on the “Find Iowa Products” on the top right of the
page. Then they can click on the “Farmers Market Directory” link
to search for markets by name, city or county.
There are 228 farmers markets listed on the directory.
Earlier this year the Department announced the findings of
comprehensive survey of Iowa farmers markets in 2009 that showed they
had an estimated $59.4 million in direct and indirect sales and an
additional $12.2 million of personal income effects. It also
showed that 374 direct jobs and over 200 indirect jobs could be
attributed to the activities of farmers markets. The report also
shows that farmers markets had $38.4 million in sales in 2009 based on
consumer reports, which was an increase from $20 million in 2004.
Iowa is a national leader in the number of farmers markets. In
2009 we had 223 markets in operations, the fourth most nationally and
second in the number per capita. We have also seen the number of
markets increase by more that 75 percent over the past 15 years.
“Farmers markets are a key way for consumers to purchase the wide
variety of agricultural products raised and grown here in Iowa, and
their impact is growing,” Northey said. “They also are a great
opportunity for Iowans to get to know and interact with the farmer that
produced their food,” Northey said. |
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