I love going to the farmer's market. I haven't in a long time, but I used to buy raw milk there straight from the farmer.
Why is it called farmers market.Does it mean its exclusive to farmers only?
It is called a farmer's market because consumers can buy products directly from the farmers in a physical retail marketplace.
OK, ,when was the earliest history of such markets?
before the Industrial age, but often formed part of broader markets, where suppliers of food and other goods gathered to retail their wares. Trading posts began a shift toward retailers who sold others' products more than their own. General stores and grocery stores continued that specialization trend in retailing, optimizing the consumer experience, while abstracting it further from production and from production's growing complexities.
Modern industrial food production's advantages over prior methods depend largely on modern, cheap, fast transport and limited product variability. But transport costs
Entekrishi.com
Entekrishi.com is an online open market for consumers and farmers to connect directly with each other.
Entekrishi.com is a solution of Digital Farmers Foundation(NGO – Reg.No.86/IV/2016) for both the farmers and the consumers in Kerala where farmers can sell their crops directly to the end user without any middle men intervention, thereby getting a guaranteed price for their produce and the consumers can reap the benefits of having organic products which they can personally check at the nearby farmer's field.
History.
The word "entekrishi