What is a Farmers' Market?

• Farmers' Markets in Kent can transform your food shopping experience from a weekly chore to a delight, enabling you to see, touch and even taste the delicious, fresh, local produce and tasty food and drink on offer.

• Farmers' Market in Kent bring together the regions' growers of fresh, in season produce, as well as the artisan makers and bakers of a wide variety of interesting, original and tasty food and drink - produced locally.

• Farmers' Markets provide you with fresh and nutritious, high quality and easily traceable produce.

• Farmers' Markets are often run by the community for the benefit of the community. In many cases they have replaced the last village shop and have become a focal point of village life

• Farmers' Markets give smaller businesses the opportunity to sell direct to the public, so you get a fairer price.

• Farmers' Markets in Kent helps keep the rural economy alive, so we all limit damage to our environment, we re-circulate our money locally, and invest in and support over 40 thriving markets in the heart of each community in Kent.

• Farmers' Markets in Kent are sometimes held indoors, whilst others are outdoors with covered stalls. Some markets are a combination of the two - to make the most of the summer and winter weather in Kent!

• Farmers' Markets in Kent are held weekly, fortnightly or monthly.

With over 40 farmers' markets located throughout Kent there's one near you at a time and place to suit your busy schedule.