The Downtown Tupelo Farmers’ Market was organized by the Downtown Tupelo Main Street Association to pursue the following goals:
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To give growers and producers of Northeast Mississippi agricultural commodities and other farm-related products alternative marketing opportunities.
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To promote the sales of Northeast Mississippi grown farm products.
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To improve the variety, freshness, taste and nutritional value of produce available in the Tupelo and Lee County area.
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To provide an opportunity for farmers and people from Tupelo and Lee County to deal directly with each other rather than through third parties, and to thereby get to know and learn from one another.
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To provide an educational forum for consumers to learn the uses and benefits of quality, locally grown or prepared food products.
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To provide educational opportunities for producers to test and refine their products and marketing skills.
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To enhance the quality of life in the Tupelo and Lee County area by providing a community activity which fosters social gathering and interaction.
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To preserve the area’s unique agricultural heritage and the historical role farmers’ markets have played in it.
