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USDA Official to Attend Madison Farmers Market
Wisconsin Ag Connection - 07/23/2014

USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service Administrator Anne Alonzo will be at the Dane County Farmers Market early next month in honor of National Farmers Market Week. The event is located on the grounds of the State Capitol building in Madison on August 2. The Madison market is the largest producer-only farmers market in the U.S.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack proclaimed August 3-9 as National Farmers Market Week. He says USDA will celebrate the thousands of farmers markets held across the country along with the farmers who make them possible and the communities that host them.

"National Farmers Market Week is a great opportunity for farmers markets across the country to host special events to showcase all the tremendous services they provide," said Secretary Vilsack. "Farmers markets play a key role in developing local and regional food systems that support family farms, and help grow rural economies. They bring communities together, connecting cities with the farms that support them and provide Americans across the country with fresh, healthy food."

This year marks the 15th Annual National Farmers Market Week recognizing the important role that farmers markets play in the agricultural and food economy.

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