A farmer's market near the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet.

Farmers' markets are markets, usually held out-of-doors, where farmers can sell their produce to the public. Products at such markets are renowned for being locally-grown, very fresh, and sold directly to the public, without going through a middle man. Farmers' markets often feature additive-free and organic produce. The Potala Palace, located in Lhasa, Tibet, was the chief residence of the Dalai Lama until the 14th Dalai Lama fled to Dharamsala after a failed uprising in 1959. ... This is about the capital city of Tibet. ... This article is on Historic Tibet. ... Chichicastenango, Guatemala traditional market Market stall in internally displaced persons camp in Kitgum, northern Uganda Mercado dos Lavradores, Funchal (Madeira Islands) A market is a mechanism which allows people to trade, normally governed by the theory of supply and demand. ... Farmer spreading grasshopper bait in his alfalfa field. ... Local food (also regional food) is a principle of sustainability relying on consumption of food products that are locally grown. ... Cutting out the middleman is a business model that involves reducing costs by removing layers from a distribution network. ... Organic food has both a popular meaning, and in some countries, a legal definition. ...

Farmers' markets are a traditional way of selling agricultural and home manufactured products. A weekly market day is a part of normal life in villages and town squares throughout the world. A good way for a traveler to sample local foods and learn about local culture is to attend market day, when it coincides with a festival, such as the Fiesta de San Antonio in many towns in Latin America. Farming, ploughing rice paddy, in Indonesia Agriculture is the process of producing food, feed, fiber and other desired products by cultivation of certain plants and the raising of domesticated animals (livestock). ... A village is a human settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... In the United States, a town square is an area in the middle of a traditional town consisting of a park or plaza and surrounded by small shops. ... Culture refers to the customs, arts, attitudes, institutions, and other traits that characterize a particular society or nation. ... A festival or fest is an event, usually staged by a local community, which centers on some theme, sometimes on some unique aspect of the community. ... A street in Ynysybwl, Wales, relatively stereotypical of a small town A town is usually an urban area which is not considered to rank as a city. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ...

In the US and Canada, farmers' markets have taken off in popularity due in part to the increased interest in healthier foods and lifestyles. New markets appear regularly, and existing markets, some well over a century old, are seeing renewed growth. Market quality varies, so it's always worth looking around and chatting with the individual vendors. Some markets are carefully managed, with strict rules for pricing, quality and vendor selection. Others are much more relaxed in their vendor criteria. While the usual emphasis is on locally-produced food and crafts, it is not uncommon to find stands reselling produce bought at wholesale depots and regular commercial goods. US,Us or us may stand for the United States of America us, the oblique case form of the English language pronoun we. ... Canada is a sovereign state in northern North America, the northern-most country in the world, and the second largest in total area. ... In sociology, a lifestyle is the way a person (or a group) lives. ... Arts and crafts comprise a whole host of activities and hobbies that are related to making things with ones own hands and skill. ... In commerce, a wholesaler buys goods in large quantities from their manufacturers or importers, and then sells smaller quantities to retailers, who in turn sell to the general public. ...

Some farmers' markets are mostly wholesale, such as the South Carolina State Farmers' Market, which is a major eastern supplier of watermelons, cantaloupes, and peaches for produce buyers from northeastern US. Farmers' markets also may supply buyers from produce stands, restaurants, and garden stores with fresh fruits and vegetables, started garden plants, nursery stock, honey, and other agricultural products. The largest wholesale farmers market in the world is the Hunts Point Cooperative Market in the South Bronx in New York City. Watermelon (Citrullus vulgaris; Family Cucurbitaceae) is the fruit and plant of a vine-like (climber and trailer) herb originally from southern Africa. ... Binomial name Cucumis melo reticulatus ITIS 22362 2002-09-03 A Cantaloupe (Cucumis melo, or Cucumis melo reticulatus), also spelled cantaloup, also called rockmelon, is actually the North American name for a variety of muskmelon. ... This article is about the fruit; For alternate uses, see Peach (disambiguation). ... A typical restaurant in uptown Manhattan A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to be consumed on the premises. ... A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the display, cultivation and enjoyment of nature. ... In botany, a fruit is the ripened ovary, together with its seeds, of a flowering plant. ... Vegetables on a market Vegetable is a nutritional and culinary term denoting any part of a plant that is commonly consumed by humans as food, but is not regarded as a culinary fruit, nut, herb, spice, or grain. ... A nursery is a place where plants are propagated, usually for sale as a business, though some gardeners and farmers keep private nurseries. ... for the 2003 movie starring Jessica Alba, see Honey (movie). ... The Hunts Point Cooperative Market is a wholesale food market located on 60 acres in the South Bronx that is one of the largest food distribution centers in the world. ... The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of New York City in the United States. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ...

In France and other European countries, there exist street markets, as well as covered marketplaces, where both resellers and producers sell to the public. The French Republic or France (French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. ...

External links

• United States of America listing (http://www.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets)
• Canada: Farmers' Markets Ontario (http://www.farmersmarketsontario.com/)
• UK: National Association of Farmers' Markets (http://www.farmersmarkets.net)