214% More Farmers Markets
The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture says that there has been a dramatic increase in the number of farmers markets in the United States, with a 214% increase since 2000.
Bonnie Azab Powell at Grist is happy about the increase, but says that direct-to-consumer food sales such as this still make up only .4% of the total food economy of the U.S.
"Local food has a long way to go before Safeway feels any pain," says Powell.
Published on Friday, August 6, 2010 in
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