This 12-page research report on price comparisons between farmers markets and grocery stores found that in peak season farmers markets were less expensive than grocery store prices for a basic…

A 2015 research article whose objective was to study farmers markets' contributions to urban food environments in the realms of accessibility, pricing, food offerings, and quality, when compared to nearby…

In a Food Blog from the UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Jeannette Warnert describes a study in two California counties that found farmers market prices to be competitive…

"The main question of this senior thesis is that of the relationship formed between the Poughkeepsie Farm Project and the residents of the City of Poughkeepsie through the space farmers…

This report from Project for Public Spaces highlights positive impacts of public spaces, and includes case studies around the US (including some farmers markets). It may be helpful in thinking…

The research article from the Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition surveyed market managers to assess what data collection tools and strategies they use to evaluate their markets.

This research article evaluates farmers market use patterns among SNAP recipients in Cleveland and East Cleveland, Ohio. Results showed that 42% of SNAP recipients surveyed reported farmers market use in…

"Issues with access to food access are not solely that people of color are not included in the happenings of the food movement; it is also problematic just how our…

Research article by Darcy Freedman, et al in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine. "Federal policy supports increased implementation of monetary incentive interventions for chronic disease prevention among low-income populations.…

Although often intended to address injustices in food access, farmers markets tend to cater to affluent communities, and to exclude on the basis of race and class. One means of…