- Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
- California Researcher: Farmers Markets Benefit Local Economies, Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program, Agricultural Sustainability Institute, UC Davis, 2007.
- A Case Study of the Davis Farmers’ Market: Connecting Farms and Community, University of California, Davis, 2000 - The Davis Farmers’ Market operates year round and attracts 5,000 to 7,000 people each week.
- Community Farmers’ Markets, Penn State - This page includes rules and regulations, sample bylaws, a farmer-vendor application form and a harvest calendar.
- Farmers’ Markets, Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA), 2002 - This provides information on how to organize or sell at a farmers’ market.
- A Guide to Starting, Operating and Selling in Farmers Markets, University of Arizona, 1995 - This document reviews location, vendor space, advertising and selling.
- LocalHarvest - This site provides a nationwide directory of farmers’ markets.
- Organic Produce, Price Premiums and Eco-Labeling in U.S. Farmers' Markets, Economic Research Service, USDA, 2004 - This research describes the significance of farmers' markets as outlets for organic farmers.
- Resources for Farmers’ Markets, Northeast-Midwest Institute.
- Some Thoughts on Selling at Farmers’ Markets, The New Farm, 2004 - This article gives lessons from someone involved in farmers’ markets for about 25 years.
Links checked July 2008.
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