More people want locally grown food, and they want it right from the farmers themselves.
The latest USDA Local Food Marketing Survey shows direct sales totaled $9 billion.
Those sales were up three percent since 2015, and the number of farmers directly selling is up 12 percent.
On-farm stands and farmer’s markets were the most popular places consumers bought local food.
The USDA considers traveling less than 400 miles away as local.
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