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12/05/12: More Communities Warm Up to Winter Markets National Farmers Market Directory Sees 52 Percent Spike in Winter Listings

08/03/12: USDA Directory Records More Than 7,800 Farmers Markets National Resource Helps More Americans Connect with Local Farmers

04/20/12: USDA Unveils New Food Hub Resource Guide to Expand Market Opportunities for Farmers and Ranchers

03/16/12: New Study Explores Innovation and Opportunities for Diverse Local Food Distributors

12/15/11: Winter Farmers Markets Expand Now More than 1,200 Locations for Fresh Local Foods

08/05/11: More than 1,000 New Farmers Markets Recorded Across Country as USDA Directory Reveals 17 Percent Growth

04/18/11: USDA Press Release: Annual Update for USDA National Farmers Market Directory Begins

12/08/10: USDA Highlights Nearly 900 Operating Winter Farmers Markets; Many Markets Located in Cold-Weather States

11/16/10: USDA National Farmers Markets Data Open for Business on Data.gov

08/04/10: USDA Announces that National Farmers Market Directory Totals 6,132 Farmers Markets

04/19/10: USDA to Update National Farmers Market Directory in 2010 to Track and Highlight Local Food Production and Consumption (PDF)

07/31/09: USDA Press Release: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Proclaims August 2-8 National Farmers Market Week

06/30/09: Farmers Market Coalition and USDA Launch ‘Markets Are Up!’ Campaign in Preparation for National Farmers Market Week (PDF)

09/19/08: Number of Farmers Markets Continues to Rise in U.S. (PDF)

10/1/07: Conner Awards Nearly $1 Million To Promote Farmers Markets

02/28/07: USDA Announces Second Year of Farmers Market Promotion Program Grants

09/8/06: Johanns Awards 20 Grants under the Farmers Market Promotion Program

03/14/06: USDA to Offer New Farmers Market Promotion Grants

12/5/06: USDA Releases New Farmers Market Statistics

12/8/05: USDA Announces Updated State Marketing Profiles Website

03/8/04: USDA Publishes Market Research on Small Meat Processors

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Last Modified Date: 12/10/2012