There are as many as 100 farmers' markets taking place around the country every week, and this figure is likely to grow, says Claire Shoesmith
They are becoming a serious new retail force and supermarkets and other shops just can't compete with the quality, choice or prices'
They are becoming a serious new retail force and supermarkets and other shops just can't compete with the quality, choice or prices'
A farmers' market at Malahide, Co Dublin last week. Ronan Reynolds, chairman of Malahide Chamber of Commerce, says: 'We've definitely seen an increase in visitors since we've had the market. It has brought a lot of people into the village who wouldn't normally come.'
Photograph: Eric Luke