What is a Farmers' Market?
A farmers' market is one in which farmers, growers or producers from a defined local area are present in person to sell their own produce, direct to the public.

All products sold should have been grown, reared, caught, brewed, pickled, baked, smoked or processed by the stallholder.

Certification to FARMA standards launched June 2002
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What's the difference between these markets and any other?
The public can be confident of the origins of the foods, ask questions and get closer to the sources of local foods. The producers get valuable feed-back from customers.

Farmers' markets are for all kinds of food producers and offer a low-cost entry point for many farmers who have not 'sold direct' before.

Farmers' markets are the embodiment of the availability of home grown foods. They are the British farming industry's most high-profile shop-window.


Certification rewards farmers' markets standards
FARMA member markets agree to uphold the recommended criteria for farmers markets.

In June 2002 Certification was launched to independently verify market standards and reward genuine farmers markets with the distinctive logo.