Haysville Hometown Market

Kansas has experienced a dramatic increase in farmers markets over the past twenty-four years. In 1987, the first year markets were surveyed, Kansas was home to 26 farmers markets. Today that number has almost quadrupled to the current census of 101 markets statewide. Similar statistics are demonstrated nationally. In 1994, there were approximately 1,755 farmers markets in the United States. In 2008 their numbers have more than doubled — to more than 4,685. In excess of 3 million consumers shop and more than 60,000 farmers sell at these markets annually. The United States Department of Agriculture estimates that these markets generate more than $1 billion in consumer spending each year. The KS Farmers Markets website has three primary goals: Connect Kansas eaters with their hometown markets. Inform and inspire Kansas market farmers. Educate and support Kansas communities in their efforts to establish and strengthen farmers markets. The KS Farmers Market website is a project of the Kansas Rural Center (KRC) made possible by funding from the Kansas Department of Agriculture and The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Farmers Market Promotion Program.