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Stanford Farmers' Market
Farmers' Market
2012 Schedule
Coming Soon
Saturday's
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Main Street Park
Downtown Stanford
~ Vegetables
~ Baked Goods
~ Fruit
~ Arts & Crafts
~ Jewelry
~ Antiques
~ Entertainment
~ Your Idea?
~ Baked Goods
~ Fruit
~ Arts & Crafts
~ Jewelry
~ Antiques
~ Entertainment
~ Your Idea?
**Produce and food vendors must contact either Deen Pomeroy of Central
Montana Health District
(406.535.7466) to get the appropriate permit to sell at the market. Copies of all permits are sent from the Heath Department to the Market Master. Food vendors without permits will be turned away. Please allow 2 – 4 weeks for permits.**
If you have additional questions or need more information, please contact us.
Our 2012 Seasonal Farmers Market begins in June! Come and join us on Main Street located in Downtown Stanford.
If you are interested in participating in the
2012 Farmers Market,
please contact:
~ Committee Chairperson
Alverta Anderson
~ Secretary, Kathy Holzer
~ Treasurer, Tess Brady
~ Market Master
Becky Hofer
~ Vendor Master
Billie Jo Holzer
~ Placement Master
Marti Blank
~ Entertainment Master
Diana Roen
~ Clean Up Masters
Colony Ladies
"Come to the Table!"
The huge popularity of Farmers’ Markets today has marked a return to simple, uncomplicated, face-to-face transactions between producers and their customers, in the belief that bigger is not always better.For more than half a century, the demands of modern living have encouraged the growth of a superstore mentality with its pre-packaged foods and all-year-round chain of supply. Seasons and regions where produce was at its natural best were bypassed in order to fulfill the commercial requirement of constant availability. Transport, packaging and volume of production were all geared to the needs of the industry and people began to forget the tastes of freshly picked fruit and vegetables, locally reared meat and traditionally baked bread and cakes.
Over the last decade, however, consumers have realized that there is an alternative. The wish to return to real food, produced near home, began to make sense as freshness, flavor and food value were once again seen as important. The food-buying public rediscovered farm shops and remembered how food once was before it was processed and pre-packaged for the international marketplace. They also became concerned about how many miles their food had traveled and the implications for the environment.
Creating Farmers Markets has proved to be the perfect way of re-establishing a direct relationship between producer and consumer. Their existence is helping to revive old craft traditions and small-scale production where commitment and direct accountability contribute significantly to the quality of the produce.
Farmers markets are an integral part of the urban/farm linkage and have continued to rise in popularity, mostly due to the growing consumer interest in obtaining fresh products directly from the farm. Farmers markets allow consumers to have access to locally grown, farm fresh produce, enables farmers the opportunity to develop a personal relationship with their customers, and cultivate consumer loyalty with the farmers who grows the produce. Direct marketing of farm products through farmers markets continues to be an important sales outlet for agricultural producers nationwide. As of mid-2010, there were 6,132 farmers markets operating throughout the U.S. This is a 16 percent increase from 2009.
Nationwide Quick Facts
~ The USDA estimates that more than one million customers visit farmers' markets each week.
~ On a nice Saturday in summer or fall, New York City's Union Square Greenmarket draws more
than 100,000 customers.
~ In 1977 California had four farmers' markets. Today it has over 300.
~ In 1974, there were fewer than 100 farmers' markets in the nation. The USDA lists 2,400 farmers'
markets in its most recent (1996) directory—up 40% from the 1994 directory.
~ The average supermarket carrot travels 2,000 miles from field to table.
~ USDA surveys suggest that most farmers' market produce travels less than 50 miles to market.
~ More than 20,000 farmers use farmers' markets to sell to consumers.
~ On a nice Saturday in summer or fall, New York City's Union Square Greenmarket draws more
than 100,000 customers.
~ In 1977 California had four farmers' markets. Today it has over 300.
~ In 1974, there were fewer than 100 farmers' markets in the nation. The USDA lists 2,400 farmers'
markets in its most recent (1996) directory—up 40% from the 1994 directory.
~ The average supermarket carrot travels 2,000 miles from field to table.
~ USDA surveys suggest that most farmers' market produce travels less than 50 miles to market.
~ More than 20,000 farmers use farmers' markets to sell to consumers.
Montana Quick Facts
~ Number of Montana farmers' markets: 39
~ Estimated 2007 revenue at Montana farmers' markets: $1.4 million
~ Estimated 2007 revenue at Montana farmers' markets: $1.4 million
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