Let’s head to the National Mall for the Great American Farmers Market!

National Farmers Market Week is officially underway! There was a big kickoff in Washington, D.C., with the Secretary of Agriculture and the head of the Small Business Administration.

RFD-TV’s Tammi Arender was in attendance for the celebration!

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