Farmers Markets
Scotland’s first farmers market took place in Perth in the late 1990’s and since then they’ve went on to become increasingly popular. They now take place regularly in towns and cities throughout Scotland.
What is a Farmers Market?
Farmers Markets usually take place on a Saturday or Sunday once or twice a month. They take place in towns and cities throughout the country and local farmers and producers come to together to set up stalls and sell their products directly to customers. They usually take place in town squares or parks.
At a Farmers Market you can expect to find seasonal vegetables, olives, jams, preserves and pickles, traditional Scottish products like shortbread, oatcakes, black pudding, along with smoked fish like salmon or mackerel. It’s not all food however; often there will be homemade arts, crafts and jewellery also.
Exhibiting at a Farmers Market
In order to sell goods at a Farmers’ Market, a stall holder must be the person who has produced the products on sale and all products must have been produced in the local area.
Locations
FARMA is the association that inspects farm shops and farmer’s markets to ensure that the goods sold are always of the highest quality and that markets stick to strict guidelines.
FARMA represents all aspects of local food, on-farm production, and sale of fresh farm products direct to the public through farmers' markets. In order to ensure that goods and produce sold at Farmers’ Markets are always of the best quality.
Getting involved
Farmers Markets are free to attend and they usually take place throughout the year. Aberdeen, Kelso, Dumfries, Glasgow, Cairndow and Inverness all have their own farmers and would like to find out about Farmers Markets in your local area, visit the Scottish Association for Farmers Markets website. They have a comprehensive calendar listing the Farmers Markets taking place across Scotland.
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