Farmers Markets USA for Fresh Organic Farm Produce

Farmers Markets USA is where you can find your local farmers market for your organic produce. Thankfully, there are now an ever-growing number of farm stalls popping up that are finally listening to consumers who, for years now, have been asking for clean food. Well, when you visit your local organic farming markets this is just the type of farm food that they sell, and what you have been looking for.

These days you can go off to the local farming markets and buy just about all your dietary needs. From bread, eggs, milk, ice-cream and ready-made meals, to meat, fish, cheese, fruit, vegetables, honey, jellies and jams one can really be spoilt for choice if you are lucky enough to have a good local farmers market.

However, not all organic food is equal, and I have had paid a fortune in the past for meat that was tough, beetroots that were woody.... I am sure that you are getting the picture.

Just because is says its organic doesn't mean that the produce will be perfect. It is like all food products, some are great, and some are awful. However, buying organic ensures that you are buying food that has not been contaminated with pesticides and hormones.

But more importantnly, you need to get to know your producer. Having a good producer-customer relationship means that you will be assured of getting top quality produce from a source that you trust and know.

USA Farmers Markets and Local Food Resources

ALABAMA
FARMERS MARKET AUTHORITY
http://fma.alabama.gov

ALASKA
ALASKA GROWN
http://dnr.alaska.gov/ag/sourcebook/sourcebookindex2014.html

ARIZONA
ARIZONA COMMUNITY FARMERS MARKETS
http://www.arizonafarmersmarkets.com

ARKANSAS
ARKANSAS GROWN
www.arkansasgrown.org

CALIFORNIA
BAY AREA
THE CENTER FOR URBAN EDUCATION ABOUT SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE (CUESA)
www.cuesa.org

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
CALIFORNIA FEDERATION OF CERTIFIED FARMERS ' MARKETS
http://www.cafarmersmarkets.com

COLORADO
COLORADO FARMERS ' MARKET ASSOCIATION
www.coloradofarmers.org

CONNECTICUT
CONNECTICUT GROWN
www.buyctgrown.com

DELAWARE
DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
http://dda.delaware.gov

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FRESHFARM MARKETS
www.freshfarmmarket.org

FLORIDA
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
www.florida-agriculture.com/consumers.htm

GEORGIA
GEORGIA ORGANICS
www.georgiaorganics.org

HAWAII
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
Hawaii Department of Agriculture
http://hawaii.gov/hdoa/add

IDAHO
IDAHO PREFERRED
Idaho State Department of Agriculture
www.idahopreferred.com

ILLINOIS
FARM DIRECT
www.illinoisfarmdirect.org

FARMERS MARKETS
Illinois Department of Agriculture
www.agr.state.il.us/markets/farmers

INDIANA
AGRITOURISM & FARMERS' MARKETS
Indiana State Department of Agriculture
www.in.gov/isda/2342.htm

IOWA
IOWA FARMERS MARKET ASSOCIATION
www.iafarmersmarkets.org
IOWA NETWORK FOR COMMUNITY AGRICULTURE
www.growinca.org

KANSAS
KANSAS FARMERS MARKETS
www.ksfarmersmarkets.org

KENTUCKY
OFFICE OF AGRICULTURAL MARKETING & PRODUCT PROMOTION
Kentucky Department of Agriculture
www.kyagr.com/marketing

LOUISIANA
LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & FORESTRY
http://www.ldaf.state.la.us

MAINE
GET REAL. GET MAINE!
Maine Department of Agriculture
www.getrealmaine.com

MARYLAND
MARYLAND PRODUCTS
Maryland Department of Agriculture
www.mda.state.md.us/md_products

MASSACHUSETTS
FEDERATION OF MASSACHUSETTS FARMERS MARKETS
www.massfarmersmarkets.org

MICHIGAN
MICHIGAN FARMERS MARKETS
http://mifma.org/

MINNESOTA
PRIDE OF THE PRAIRIE
University of Minnesota
http://prideoftheprairie.org

MINNESOTA GROWN
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
www3.mda.state.mn.us/mngrown

MISSISSIPPI
MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE
www.mdac.state.ms.us

MISSOURI
MISSOURI FARMERS ' MARKET DIRECTORY
Agricultural Electronic Bulletin Board
http://agebb.missouri.edu/fmktdir

MONTANA
MONTANA FARMERS ' MARKETS
Montana Department of Agriculture
http://agr.mt.gov/agr/Business/FarmersMarkets/index.html

NEBRASKA
NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Your Guide to Nebraska Fresh Produce
http://www.ourbesttoyou.nebraska.gov/farmers_markets/farmers_markets.html

NEVADA
FARMERS ' MARKETS
Nevada Department of Agriculture
http://nevadagrown.com/

NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW HAMPSHIRE FARMERS' MARKET ASSOCIATION
www.nhfma.org

NEW JERSEY
NEW JERSEY COUNCIL OF FARMERS & COMMUNITIES
www.jerseyfarmersmarkets.com

NEW MEXICO
NEW MEXICO FARMERS ' MARKETS
http://farmersmarketsnm.org

NEW YORK
FARMERS ' MARKET FEDERATION OF NEW YORK
www.nyfarmersmarket.com

NEW YORK CITY
GROWNYC
www.cenyc.org

NORTH CAROLINA
CAROLINA FARM STEWARDSHIP ASSOCIATION
www. carolinafarmstewards.org
NORTH CAROLINA FARM FRESH
www.ncfarmfresh.com

NORTH DAKOTA
NORTH DAKOTA FARMER'S MARKET AND PRODUCERS DIRECTORY
North Dakota Department of Agriculture
www.agdepartment.com/programs/farmersmarkets.html

OHIO
OHIO PROUD
www.ohioproud.com

OKLAHOMA
OK GROWN
www.okgrown.com

OREGON
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING DIVISION
Oregon Department of Agriculture
www.oregon.gov/ODA/ADMD

PENNSYLVANIA
PENNSYLVANIA BUY FRESH BUY LOCAL
Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture
www.buylocalpa.org

RHODE ISLAND
FARM FRESH RHODE ISLAND
www.farmfreshri.org

SOUTH CAROLINA
CAROLINA FARM STEWARDSHIP ASSOCIATION
www. carolinafarmstewards.org
South Carolina Farmer Market Association
http://www.scfarmersmarkets.org/

SOUTH DAKOTA
SOUTH DAKOTA LOCAL FOODS DIRECTORY
Dakota Rural Action
www.sdlocalfoods.org

TENNESSEE
PICK TENNESSEE PRODUCTS
http://picktnproducts.org

TEXAS
PICK TEXAS
Texas Department of Agriculture
http://gotexan.org/

UTAH
UTAH' S OWN
Utah Department of Agriculture and Food
www.utahsown.utah.gov

VERMONT
BUY LOCAL, BUY VERMONT
Vermont Agency of Agriculture
www.vermontagriculture.com/buylocal/buy

VIRGINIA
VIRGINIA GROWN
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
www.vdacs.virginia.gov/vagrown

WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON STATE FARMERS MARKET ASSOCIATION
www.wafarmersmarkets.com

WEST VIRGINIA
WEST VIRGINIA FARMERS MARKET ASSOCIATION
www.wafarmersmarkets.com

WISCONSIN
SAVORWISCONSIN.COM
www.savorwisconsin.com

WYOMING
WYOMING FARMERS MARKETING ASSOCIATION
www.wyomingfarmersmarkets.org

Farmers Markets USA

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