In American culture, sometimes organic food gets a bad rap. This is surprising because most American’s try all sorts of diet crazes and workout fads, but never go for the basic fixes, eating right.

“Organic foods are those that are produced using environmentally sound methods that do not involve modern synthetic inputs such as pesticides and chemical fertilizers, or chemical food additives. For the vast majority of human history, agriculture can be described as “organic”. Only during the 20th century was a large supply of new synthetic chemicals introduced to the food supply. The organic farming movement arose in the 1940s in response to the industrialization of agriculture known as the Green Revolution.

Organic food production is a heavily regulated industry, distinct from private gardening. Currently, the European Union, the United States, Canada, Japan and many other countries require producers to obtain special certification in order to market food as “organic” within their borders.”

The Farmers Markets of Fayetteville, Arkansas is where all products are grown or made by the vendor. For the last 37 years, the downtown square market has offered the finest in locally produced vegetables, fruits, flowers, plants, meats, baked goods, honey, eggs, jams, crafts, and fine art. The market is now open Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings. There is plenty of parking nearby, and all city lots are free on Saturdays. The market will be able to accept food stamps/EBT for the first time this year, and is also gladly accepting WIC and Senior Vouchers at all 3 market locations!