That study seems to have many deficiencies. First, it is a county analysis. If you look at the distribution of farmer's markets, it seems to follow the populati

That study seems to have many deficiencies. First, it is a county analysis. If you look at the distribution of farmer's markets, it seems to follow the population density of counties in general: https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/2010/geo/population-density-county-2010.html https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/2010/geo/popul... Secondly, the data comes from the USDA which seems highly dubious. For example, Armstrong County in PA has "0" farmer markets for the purposes of the study even though they have 120 farms with direct sales. Even a cursory Google search for a community inside Armstrong has a farmer's market three times a week: https://www.farmersmarketonline.com/fm/KittanningFarmersMarket.html https://www.farmersmarketonline.com/fm/KittanningFarmersMark... . The data and methodology of the study is clearly flawed. Finally, "living in a county with a farmer's market" is not really a measure of accessibility. Just because you live in a county with a farmer's market, it doesn't mean you can get to it easily. Even a neighboring county might be more accessible. Overall, the methodology of the paper is highly dubious. But even if the point remains "farmer's markets are not accessible for many Americans", the takeaway message is not that farmer's markets are a pipe dream. The takeaway should be that the focus on globalization of the agricultural supply chain in search of the cheapest food has put us in a precarious spot as a species that many people can't participate in sustainable food because the roots of society has relied on access to cheap food from elsewhere. It's a red flag warning to change our policies, not a sign to give up. To the other people who down voted my original comment that the solution is easy. It truly is, we simply need to pay more for food. We need to actively choose a more robust system versus the cheapest. I would never ask the government to subsidize farmer's markets, but simply removing subsidies on existing products that would double the cost of specific food items would go a long way for aligning the market to start to grow more stuff locally. We won't solve any climate issues by spending less money.