Consumers, Vendors, and the Economic Importance of Iowa Farmers’ Markets: An Economic Impact Survey Analysis

May 2005

Daniel Otto, ISU Department of Economics, and Theresa Varner, ISU graduate student, funded by the Regional Food Systems Working Group

This analysis found that Iowa's 160 farmers' markets attracted at least 135,000 people and generated $20 million for the Iowa economy in 2004.

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