FARMERS selling their production through farmers markets, roadside stands or other local outlets account for a small but growing segment of U.S. agriculture as consumer demand for locally produced food is also increasing, according to researchers Sarah A. Low and Stephen Vogel at the U.S. Economic Research Service (ERS). Farmers also sell their production through "intermediated" channels such as restaurants and retail stores, creating a $4.8 billion market for di-rect-to-consumer and intermediated local food sales, Low and Vogel said in an article in the November ERS Amber Waves.
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