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seems like there’s so many more farmers

seems like there’s so many more farmers markets around now people want to know

markets around now people want to know

markets around now people want to know where their food comes from they want to

where their food comes from they want to

where their food comes from they want to buy local and the number of markets has

buy local and the number of markets has

buy local and the number of markets has skyrocketed in the past five years

skyrocketed in the past five years

skyrocketed in the past five years how local is local anyway the USDA says

how local is local anyway the USDA says

how local is local anyway the USDA says that to be classified as local food has

that to be classified as local food has

that to be classified as local food has to be grown within the state or a

to be grown within the state or a

to be grown within the state or a traveled less than 400 miles 400 miles

traveled less than 400 miles 400 miles

traveled less than 400 miles 400 miles that’s about as far as a trip from

that’s about as far as a trip from

that’s about as far as a trip from Pittsburgh to New York City can you make

Pittsburgh to New York City can you make

Pittsburgh to New York City can you make money doing this actually the economics

money doing this actually the economics

money doing this actually the economics of these markets are great for farmers

of these markets are great for farmers

of these markets are great for farmers like me all these middlemen are cut out

like me all these middlemen are cut out

like me all these middlemen are cut out which helps me make more money of my

which helps me make more money of my

which helps me make more money of my crop and the local food movement is even

crop and the local food movement is even

crop and the local food movement is even inspiring more young people to start

inspiring more young people to start

inspiring more young people to start farming that’s good

farming that’s good

farming that’s good because in the u.s. right now farmers

because in the u.s. right now farmers

because in the u.s. right now farmers are getting older and throughout the

are getting older and throughout the

are getting older and throughout the past century there are fewer and fewer

past century there are fewer and fewer

past century there are fewer and fewer of us where are all the farmers markets

of us where are all the farmers markets

of us where are all the farmers markets just twelve states are home to half of

just twelve states are home to half of

just twelve states are home to half of all the markets in the US and in 2009 66

all the markets in the US and in 2009 66

all the markets in the US and in 2009 66 percent were in urban counties look at

percent were in urban counties look at

percent were in urban counties look at New York City it sure is a lot easier to

New York City it sure is a lot easier to

New York City it sure is a lot easier to get farm-fresh produce in the Big Apple

get farm-fresh produce in the Big Apple

get farm-fresh produce in the Big Apple these days in a little more than 10

these days in a little more than 10

these days in a little more than 10 years the number of farmers markets has

years the number of farmers markets has

years the number of farmers markets has more than tripled farmers even benefit

more than tripled farmers even benefit

more than tripled farmers even benefit from government programs subsidizing

from government programs subsidizing

from government programs subsidizing nutrition well I’m benefiting from these

nutrition well I’m benefiting from these

nutrition well I’m benefiting from these awesome apples you’re selling