There are many reasons why shoppers prefer to buy fresh, locally grown food from farmers markets and roadside stands. “You’re supporting your local farmers for one thing,” said Andrea Grillo-Deacon of ...

Though sometimes more expensive than the goods at their grocery store counterparts, farmers markets offer so much value beyond price tags, from environmental benefits (local sales mean lower shipping ...

Horn O Plenty freshtaurant owner Mandisa Horn hands a customer her order at the Bedford farmers market on Wednesday afternoon. Mirror photo by Colette Costlow Farmers markets are in full swing in ...