farmers market

noun

variants: or farmers' market or farmer's market

|Updated on: 18 Jul 2018

Definition of farmers market

: a market at which local farmers sell their agricultural products directly to consumers

Recent Examples of farmers market from the Web

Sample some of the more than 200 varieties of fresh produce grown in San Diego at a farmers market.

— carolina gusman, sandiegouniontribune.com, "San Diego Comic-Con 2018: 15 free things to do before and after Comic-Con around San Diego County," 13 July 2018
Pick up provisions at the farmers market or dogs at Mustard's Last Stand and picnic by the water.

— melanie d.g. kaplan, chicagotribune.com, "Boulder, Colorado, does things its own way," 12 July 2018
The couple moved their business from their driveway to the farmers market and, eventually, to a brick-and-mortar takeout place.

— azcentral, "Italian restaurant Maui Pasta in Scottsdale is a story of love, loss, pasta," 6 July 2018
Up until last year, there was a farmers market in Corktown every Thursday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. in May through October.

— allie gross, Detroit Free Press, "Architect behind Corktown revival gives first glimpse of its future," 22 June 2018
Asparagus, arugula, tomatoes, goat or feta cheese and anything else that appeals to him at a farmers market will be turned into a light salad.

— nancy miller, The Courier-Journal, "Food at this Italian restaurant in Old Louisville isn't your nonna's," 5 June 2018
And of course, using the freshest possible corn is the best, so get it from your local farmers market or roadside stand, and get it on the grill fast.

— jan uebelherr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "5 for summer: Master these seasonal staples for those sunny days ahead," 15 May 2018
A few miles away, Richard, a 74-year-old retired union electrical worker, was sitting at the counter at a farmers market waiting to order breakfast.

— andrew seidman, Philly.com, "Pa. Dem congressional candidate is 'Trumpish' on immigration. Will the party stop him?," 8 May 2018
Since January 2016, reports the Dallas Observer, 10 Laotian restaurants, food trucks, and farmers market stalls have opened in Dallas-Fort Worth, with an 11th coming soon.

— staff, The Christian Science Monitor, "Meanwhile in ... Mongolia, women are experiencing their own #MeToo movement," 28 June 2018

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