Farmers market survey reveals the numbers, issues in Wisconsin


Farmers market survey reveals the numbers, issues in Wisconsin


Madisonians are spoiled when it comes to farmers markets.

With the country’s largest market circling the Capitol Square every Saturday morning for seven months and a myriad of smaller markets throughout the area, complacency can come easy about the availability of vegetables picked only hours before, locally procured honey, squeaky cheese curds and bouquets of colorful flowers.

Wisconsin is home to an estimated 308 farmers markets of all sizes and geographical locations. And now researchers from UW-Madison and UW-Extension have taken a dive into the numbers and issues that farmers markets face...

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