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The Trinidad Community Farmers Market Legend has it that the first farmers market in the U.S. took place in Lancaster Pennsylvania around 1730. There are now over 8,000 farmers markets in the United States. “Meet you at the Market” is just as widely spoken now as it was so long ago. Community’s gather to visit and purchase locally grown produce, meat, cheese and fresh food every week all over America. It is still the way for local farmers and ranchers, artisans, and chefs to sell their products without a middleman. Since after World War I it’s been the best way for producers to meet the buyers, making it a viable way to sustain their business. These days it is bec