If the growth trend continues, there will be 10,000 farmers’ markets in the United States by 2020. Food science and technology researchers at Virginia Tech have created the Farmers’ Market Food Safety toolkit, a hands-on food safety educational program for consumers and vendors to reduce the risk of foodborne illness.
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Topic
Farm Bill Priority Areas
Food Safety, Nutrition, and Health;
Agriculture economics and rural communities
U.S. States and Territories
Arkansas,
Florida,
Georgia,
North Carolina,
Texas,
Virginia
