The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announces that five Virginia farmers' markets were ranked in the Top 20 in "American's Favorite Farmers' Market Contest."
The nationwide contest pulled in thousands of votes. Virginia's winning markets include Stuart Farmers' Market, Vienna Saturday Farmers' Market, Lakeside Farmers' Market in Richmond, Williamsburg Farmers' Market and Falls Church Farmers' Market.
VDACS says there has been tremendous growth in the number of markets, from 88 in 2005 to 227 and counting today. Search for your local market with a county and zip code on
Virginia-Grown-dot-com.
