Farmers' market research 1940–2000: An inventory and review

The number of retail farmers' markets in the USA increased dramatically in the twentieth century, with a burst of growth experienced after the passage of Public Law 94–463 (PL 94–463), the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Marketing Act of 1976. This article inventories the literature since the Second World War on retail farmers' markets and direct marketing in North America. The inventory includes some lesser known studies from 1970 to 1985. The reports are grouped into four categories by topical area: consumers and vendors, economic impact, social impact and farmers' markets as research sites. Overall, the literature on farmers' markets is found to be scant, leaving ample room for new and exciting explorations of this venerable institution.

• Publication year

  2002

• Venue

  American Journal of Alternative Agriculture

• Publication date

  2002-12-01

• Fields of study

  Agricultural and Food Sciences, Business, Economics, History

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1079/AJAA200218
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar

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