Farmers Market: Thorough Definition of Farmers Market and Its Importance

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Farmers Market
Thorough Definition of Farmers Market and Its Importance
Farmers' market is where farmers and growers sell their plants, animals, and other farms produce to the public directly. Consumers buy fresh produce from farmers in these markets. In particular, the farmers' market enhances the creation of bonds and personal connections among farmers, communities, and shoppers (Misiaszek et al., 2020). Due to the absence of middlemen, consumers get the freshest and tasty food products while farmers receive more value for their farm produce, which facilitates local economies' prosperity. Farmers' markets implement operating rules and guidelines to protect consumers and farmers by disallowing activities that might jeopardize the products sold or farmer-consumer relationships.
In most cases, farmers market offers organic food products that farmers within a fifty-mile radius produce. The proximity of these markets to the consumers enables communities to get fresh produce since farmers do not have to travel far distances to deliver their products. For example, Pearl Farmers' Market in San Antonio, Texas, consists of over 45 vendors located within a one hundred and fifty-mile ra...