The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) agency of the USDA works to maintain a current listing of farmers markets throughout the United States. The USDA National Farmers Market Directory allows consumers to find the freshest and tastiest fruits, vegetables and other products available in communities around the country. The Directory captures information about where farmers markets operate, when they are open, if they participate in federal food assistance programs like Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); Women, Infants and Children, Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (WIC-FMNP); Women, Infants and Children, Cash Value Vouchers (WIC-CVV); and Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP), what kinds of products are being sold (including fresh fruits and vegetables), and the number of vendors that sell at the market.


To help consumers locate and enjoy farmers markets, your participation is necessary.

USDA continues to make vast improvements to the Directory, and all with your help. You now will have the opportunity to search the USDA database by market name or zipcode of its location to see if your market is listed. This will greatly reduce potentially multiple efforts of market representatives to provide information about the same market.

If you update your market listing by May 18, your market will appear in the 2012 USDA National Farmers Market Directory by June 5. This means consumers will be able to find your market just as the busy summer season is getting underway. Market listings submitted after May 18, but by June 5 will be published in the Directory by June 26.

It is easy to provide information about your farmers market for the 2012 USDA National Farmers Market Directory. Here is how:
  • Click on the "Continue" button at the bottom of this page and a form will appear asking for information about your market.

  • For your convenience, on the next page, you will have the opportunity to search the USDA database by market name or zipcode. If your market is listed, you can select it for the update. If your market is not listed, please enter the correct official name of your market and proceed with the update.

  • Please make sure that the information that you enter is current and correct as this is the way your market will be represented in the 2012 USDA National Farmers Market Directory that is used by consumers.

  • Complete this form, and click on the "Submit" button. Providing the information should take you no more than 10 minutes.

  • Upon completing the update, you will be able to preview your information as it will appear in 2012 USDA National Farmers Market Directory on the USDA web site.

  • It is very important that you complete the entire form during one session. If you exit before completing the form, you will have to start from the beginning in order to submit your update.

If you manage or represent more than one farmers market, you will need to return to this page to access a new form to update/provide information on each market.

If you encounter any problems accessing, completing, or submitting the form, please email the Farmers Market Directory Technical Support team at farmmkt@msu.edu. In your email, please provide your name and a telephone number where you can be reached between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm (EDT) on weekdays. You may expect a response within 2 business days.

If you have any questions concerning the process for updating the Directory, please contact the Farmers Market Directory Management team at directoryupdates@ams.usda.gov. An email response will be sent within 2 business days of receiving the inquiry.