Market Farming

[Jeff Ishee <jeff AT emarketfarm.com>]

Linda and others,

  One of the most thorough market surveys I have ever seen was by Ramu
Govindasamy and Rick VanVranken at Rutgers University. The research is
entitled: "Farmers' Markets: Consumer Trends, Preferences, and
Characteristics." Try clicking on the first link below and look for
"Farmers' Markets" as you scroll down the page. 
  Also, we have a full listing of farmers' market data at:

http://www.emarketfarm.com. 

Click on the "links for market farmers" button and check out the column
under "Market Managers."
  

Try the following to get you started:
http://aesop.rutgers.edu/~agecon/agmkt.htm
http://www.ams.usda.gov/directmarketing/publications.htm
http://www.hcs.ohio-state.edu/hcs/EM/rfmarket/rfmarket.html

Best regards,

Jeff Ishee
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