IFAS Extension
Release Date: 3/16/2026
Family and Consumer Sciences
Abstract
This factsheet is one in a “Florida Farmers’ Markets” series that is designed to provide information to managers, vendors and shoppers of Florida farmers’ markets on topics highly relevant to starting and running a food business: regulations, best practices, and marketing. This series serves as a useful guide to help improve safety and marketability of Florida farmers’ markets.
About this Publication
This document is FSHN17-7, one of a series of the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date November 2017. Revised July 2021 and October 2025. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/ for the currently supported version of this publication.
How to Cite
Rometo, M. J., Sapijaszko, J., & Ahn, S. (2017). Best Practices for Shoppers at the Farmers’ Market. EDIS, 2017(6). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fs302-2017
Authors
Maria Portelos-Rometo
County agent
University of Florida
Extension agent IV emeritus, Ed.D., family and consumer science, UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County
Brianna Haynes
PhD student, Department of Horticultural Sciences
Soohyoun Ahn
Specialist
University of Florida
senior lecturer, food safety, UF/IFAS Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition