Friday, May 23, 2008

Missouri Farmers' Market in the News

Since farmers' markets season is starting, the media is catching on. Farmers' markets have been popping up in local newspapers, statewide publications, and even in national new stories!

Here are a few articles on farmers' markets that caught my interest. Hope you enjoy them too!

Farmers market to allow food stamps, debit cards Columbia Daily Tribune - Columbia, MO, USA Low-income families "appreciate quality food and local food just as much as everyone else, and this is just making it more accessible," said Lane McConnell, ...See all stories on this topic

Many Missouri communities have weekend farmers' markets digitalBURG.com - Warrensburg, MO, USA Long before consumers had the option of buying foods and products at local supermarkets, farmers’ markets of all sizes and locales were providing healthy, ...See all stories on this topic

Farmers markets St. Louis Post-Dispatch - MO, United States Most local farmers markets are held on Saturdays, although some, such as Soulard, Kirkwood and the U. City Market in the Loop, are open more than one day a ...See all stories on this topic

Farmers market taking debit cards KOMU-TV - Columbia, MO, USA ... gonna help those citizens eat healthy and eat local, but also at the same time help grow our farmers markets," marketing specialist Lane McConnell said. ...See all stories on this topic

Food Tripping: There's no better time than now to get to know what ... Riverfront Times - St-Louis, MO, USA The best place to start is at one of the local farmers' markets. There, not only can you find produce so fresh that some of it might have been picked that ...See all stories on this topic

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