Farmers Markets

Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance recognizes that farmers' markets offer significant opportunities for success for small-scale farmers and local food producers. We monitor and react to regulations that hinder their efforts and promote networking opportunities for market managers to share best practices.

FARFA is here to help you make a difference.

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Stay informed on the issues affecting your farms and your food.

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Build skills and gather resources you need to make change at the state and national legislative level.

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Get involved and support the work we do to protect our rights and local food systems.

Action Alert (Texas): Expand Local Food Access!

By Judith | February 6, 2013

Current Texas law allows for the direct sale of raw milk and home-produced foods, but both laws have stringent limitations that have limited consumer access to…

Plano’s Farmers’ Market Ordinance Violates State Law

By Teresa Davenport | December 3, 2012

The City Council of Plano, Texas has adopted a new health ordinance that effectively kills any chance of a farmers’ market operating in the city, while…

Action Alert (Texas): Speak Up for Farmers Markets

By Teresa Davenport | February 9, 2012

The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is busy making things more difficult for local food producers. As we alerted you last week, DSHS has…

Texas Cottage Foods Bill and Farmers Market Bill – Into Effect Today

By Teresa Davenport | September 1, 2011

The local foods provisions of SB 81 go into effect today in Texas. This includes both the new cottage foods law and the provisions for farmers’…

Texas 2011 Legislative Session Wrap-Up

By Teresa Davenport | June 19, 2011

June 19, 2011: SB 81 Becomes Law Governor Perry has released the list of vetoed and signed bills, closing the book on the regular session. The…

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What YOU can do:

Stay informed on the issues affecting our farm and food system, gather the resources you need to make change at the state and national legislative level, and donate to support the work that we do.

Join us in our efforts by becoming a member today!

How do we win the fight to protect our farms and our food? By speaking up.

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