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Market watch: The 10 best farmers markets across the nation
Best Farmers Market (2024)
According to the Farmers Market Coalition, a farmers market is "a public and recurring assembly of farmers or their representatives selling the food that they produced directly to consumers." And the explosion of the farm-to-table movement in the United States has led to a steadily growing number of markets, with more than 8,600 registered in the USDA Farmers Market Directory.
To find the best farmers markets, we asked a panel of experts to nominate their top picks. Then, our readers voted for their favorites over four weeks. Here are the 10 best farmers markets across the United States.
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The Experts
Allison Levine
Allison Levine is the owner of Please The Palate,... Read More
Allison Levine is the owner of Please The Palate, a boutique agency specializing in marketing and event planning for the wine and spirits industry. With over 15 years of experience in communications, marketing, and event planning, Allison is passionate about the world around her and the diverse people in it. Allison holds a master’s degree in international communications with a focus on cross-cultural training from the American University School of International Service and holds a WSET Level 3 Certificate from the Wine & Spirits Education Trust (WSET). As an industry expert, she has worked with wine regions around the world. She has traveled extensively and has lived abroad in Italy, Spain, and Mexico where she developed her passion for food and wine. Her work allows her to live life to the fullest and, as a freelance writer, Allison communicates her experiences in articles, as well as in her blog. Allison is the US Host for the international podcast Wine Soundtrack where she interviews winemakers and gets to know them in 30 questions, and she is co-host of the YouTube wine series Crush On This. Her website is www.pleasethepalate.com and you can follow her on Instagram @plsthepalate.
Allison Levine
Allison Levine is the owner of Please The Palate, a boutique agency specializing in marketing and event planning for the wine and spirits industry. With over 15 years of experience in communications, marketing, and event planning, Allison is passionate about the world around her and the diverse people in it. Allison holds a master’s degree in international communications with a focus on cross-cultural training from the American University School of International Service and holds a WSET Level 3 Certificate from the Wine & Spirits Education Trust (WSET). As an industry expert, she has worked with wine regions around the world. She has traveled extensively and has lived abroad in Italy, Spain, and Mexico where she developed her passion for food and wine. Her work allows her to live life to the fullest and, as a freelance writer, Allison communicates her experiences in articles, as well as in her blog. Allison is the US Host for the international podcast Wine Soundtrack where she interviews winemakers and gets to know them in 30 questions, and she is co-host of the YouTube wine series Crush On This. Her website is www.pleasethepalate.com and you can follow her on Instagram @plsthepalate.
Lori Sorrentino
"Lori Sorrentino is an award-winning photographer... Read More
"Lori Sorrentino is an award-winning photographer and freelance travel writer and blogger, who writes about slow food and slow travel on her blog Travlinmad with a mission to Eat Local, Travel Slow. She also publishes Italy Foodies, about food travel in Italy, and the Naples Florida Travel Guide an insider's guide for travelers heading to sunny SWFL. A former destination marketing manager, her work has appeared in the Washington Post, Tages-Anzeiger, and The Huffington Post among others. Originally from New Jersey, when she’s not traveling, she’s at home in Florida writing about the Paradise Coast and the Everglades."
Lori Sorrentino
"Lori Sorrentino is an award-winning photographer and freelance travel writer and blogger, who writes about slow food and slow travel on her blog Travlinmad with a mission to Eat Local, Travel Slow. She also publishes Italy Foodies, about food travel in Italy, and the Naples Florida Travel Guide an insider's guide for travelers heading to sunny SWFL. A former destination marketing manager, her work has appeared in the Washington Post, Tages-Anzeiger, and The Huffington Post among others. Originally from New Jersey, when she’s not traveling, she’s at home in Florida writing about the Paradise Coast and the Everglades."
Nicholas Dekker
Nicholas Dekker, aka Dr. Breakfast, is a food and... Read More
Nicholas Dekker, aka Dr. Breakfast, is a food and travel writer based in central Ohio, writing his award-winning blog Breakfast With Nick since 2007, where he and his family document their journeys exploring restaurants, coffee, donuts, beer, the arts, family travel, and much more. Nick writes for Columbus Monthly, Ohio Magazine, TourismOhio, Experience Columbus, The Kitchn, Great Lakes Publishing, Experience Worthington, Cubby at Home, Worthington Spotlight, Proof Magazine, and other publications. He can be found on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.
Nicholas Dekker
Nicholas Dekker, aka Dr. Breakfast, is a food and travel writer based in central Ohio, writing his award-winning blog Breakfast With Nick since 2007, where he and his family document their journeys exploring restaurants, coffee, donuts, beer, the arts, family travel, and much more. Nick writes for Columbus Monthly, Ohio Magazine, TourismOhio, Experience Columbus, The Kitchn, Great Lakes Publishing, Experience Worthington, Cubby at Home, Worthington Spotlight, Proof Magazine, and other publications. He can be found on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.
Rosemary Kimani
Rosemary Kimani is the co-founder and editor of Read More
Rosemary Kimani is the co-founder and editor of Authentic Food Quest, a food and travel website. She writes about authentic food experiences from around the world with the goal of helping people eat local on their travels or in their home kitchens. Traveling slow since 2015 she has explored the local cuisine in 45 countries and more than 250+ culinary cities. Her writing about local food specialties has been featured in Lonely Planet, Business Insider, Honest Cooking, Food Insider, and Huffington Post. The website features authentic food guides, recipes, food tours, cooking classes, and wine tours all aimed at connecting travelers to the local cuisine and culture. Connect with her on YouTube, Instagram, or Facebook.
Rosemary Kimani
Rosemary Kimani is the co-founder and editor of Authentic Food Quest, a food and travel website. She writes about authentic food experiences from around the world with the goal of helping people eat local on their travels or in their home kitchens. Traveling slow since 2015 she has explored the local cuisine in 45 countries and more than 250+ culinary cities. Her writing about local food specialties has been featured in Lonely Planet, Business Insider, Honest Cooking, Food Insider, and Huffington Post. The website features authentic food guides, recipes, food tours, cooking classes, and wine tours all aimed at connecting travelers to the local cuisine and culture. Connect with her on YouTube, Instagram, or Facebook.
10Best Editors
USA TODAY 10Best provides users with original,... Read More
USA TODAY 10Best provides users with original, unbiased and experiential travel coverage of top attractions, things to see and do, and restaurants for top destinations in the U.S. and around the world.
10Best Editors
USA TODAY 10Best provides users with original, unbiased and experiential travel coverage of top attractions, things to see and do, and restaurants for top destinations in the U.S. and around the world.