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Farmers market popularity contest

By Ty Tagami
July 1, 2011

Farmers markets in Gwinnett County and Atlanta were leading an online popularity contest in Georgia organized by the American Farmland Trust.

The organization released state-by-state results Friday for the third annual America’s Favorite Farmers Markets contest at www.farmland.org/vote. Snellville Farmers Market had the most votes in Georgia, followed by Peachtree Road Farmers Market, East Atlanta Village Farmers Market, Waleska Farmers Market at Reinhardt and Riverside Farmers Market.

The standings update until Aug. 31, when the top markets will be named.

About the Author

Ty Tagami is a staff writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Since joining the newspaper in 2002, he has written about everything from hurricanes to homelessness. He has deep experience covering local government and education, and can often be found under the Gold Dome when lawmakers meet or in a school somewhere in the state.

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