Scots farmers markets to be a force

1 November 1999



Scots farmers’ markets to be a force

FARMERS markets are set to become a force in Scotland, according to The Scotsman.

These markets – which rake in £1 billion-worth of turnover in the USA – have already been held in Forfar, Inverness, Elgin, Forres and Dundee in Scotland, while in England there have been more 80 markets held.

Jim Fairlie, a shepherd who has also masterminded five markets in Perth, is calling for the establishment of a Scottish National Association of Farmers Markets.

He believes it could become an effective lobbying organisation with a political edge.

The Scottish Agricultural Organisation Society is to hold a conference on the subject in Perth in December.

• Farmers markets to be a vital lifeline, FWi, 16 August 1999
• A farmers market in every town ?, FWi, 16 August 1999
• First farmers market for Scotland, FWi, 01 March 1999
  
• The Scotsman 01/11/99 page 20