• Local Public Markets - National Transformation

  Congressman Earl Blumenauer, October 31, 2005
  Closing Plenary from the 6th International Public Market Conference

• Public Markets and the City: A Historical Perspective

  Helen Tangires, October 30, 2005
  From the 6th International Public Market Conference

• The Great Revival of Public Markets

  America's future may be small vendors as much as big boxes.

• Ten Qualities of Successful Public Markets

  100 well-tested tips on how you can create your own great market.

• Markets at Their Best

  Public markets are an essential building block of great cities--in the same way as parks, streets, and buildings. This gallery of historic and contemporary photos shows why.

• The Sensuous Shopper

  Confessions of a man who cannot get enough fresh tomatoes.

• How Markets Can Turn a Place Around

  Three ways to make sure there's a "there" there.

• A New Kind of Market Economics

  Three ambitious projects launch low-income entrepreneurs on the road to success.

• For the Health of It

  Farmers markets boost the prospects of low-income communities with fresh, wholesome food.

• Granville Island: One of the World's Great Places

  In the heart of Vancouver, this lively mix of arts, parks, and markets leads off our new hall of fame for great neighborhoods and districts.

• Articles & Papers on Public Markets

• Measuring the Impact of Public Markets and Farmers Markets on Local Economies

• East New York Farms: Youth Participation in Community Development and Urban Agriculture

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