Abstract:
State-operated farmers' markets are a uniquely Southern phenomenon. They provide customers fresh produce and give small farmers an outlet for their crops. The five state-owned regional markets in North Carolina are the Piedmont Triad Farmers Market (Colfax); Western North Carolina Farmers Market (Asheville); Charlotte Regional Farmers Market (Charlotte); Southeastern North Carolina Agricultural Center Farmers Market (Lumberton); and the State Farmers Market at Raleigh (Raleigh).