Farmers Market Reference Guide

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Farmers' Market Reference Guide

This is a guide to organizing and creating a farmers' market. For more information on establishing a marketing, please contact Erin Windham at Erin.Windham@ct.gov or 860-519-6083.

This guide was updated April 2022.

Farmers' Market Reference Guide

Additional Farmers' Market References:

Understanding the Link Between Farmers' Market Size and Management Organization - Oregon State University Publication, December 2007

Farmers' Market Rules, Regulations, and Opportunities - National AgLaw Center Publication, June 2002

Farmers' Markets: Marketing and Business Guide - National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service Publication, 2008

Connecticut Department of Agriculture

Farmers' Market Reference Guide