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Article: Farmers' markets go from strength to strength.(News)
- Article from:
- Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)
- Article date:
- December 8, 2001
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Byline: By ANELMA BEECH
Of the many and various reactions to the problems facing the agricultural sector, perhaps one of the most positive and innovative has been the establishment of Farmers Markets.
Markets have been around for centuries but farmers markets that only allow local producers to sell their own produce have only recently been reborn. The first farmers markets in the UK started in the autumn on 1997 following the successful pilot markets held in Bath. By the start of 2000 there were over 200 farmers markets up and running and spread right ...