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Allie and Joel Schellhammer shop with their 1-year-old daughter, Catherine, for gluten-free cakes at American Gra-Fruitti, one of about 40 vendors at the Peachtree Road Farmers Market in north Atlanta.
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By Chris Joyner, USA TODAY
More neighborhood farmers markets, where consumers can buy fruit and vegetables from local producers, are cropping up across the USA.
Over the past decade, farmers markets have increased 71%, U.S. Department of Agriculture figures show. In July, the department reported that nearly 4,900 markets operate nationwide, up about 5% from the end of last year.
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