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This Mercer Co. Farmers Market Was Voted Among Best In The Country

The West Windsor Community Farmers Market came in at No. 4 in a poll conducted by The American Farmland Trust and Farmers Market Coalition.

EAST WINDSOR, NJ - New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas Fisher recently recognized a Mercer County-based farmers market for being among the best in the country.

The West Windsor Community Farmers Market was voted as the 4th best community farmers market in the country in a national poll by The American Farmland Trust and Farmers Market Coalition.

The market received the most votes for New Jersey and the Northeast, the Department of Agriculture said.

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The West Windsor market was founded in 2004 and offers seasonal produce and food from local vendors at the Princeton Junction train station from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on each Saturday, until the weekend before Thanksgiving.

“The residents and visitors of New Jersey have known for many years about the outstanding agriculture, produce and on-farm experiences that are available here,” Fisher said in a statement.

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“These award-winning operations are some of the finest examples of prominent farm-related enterprises in the Garden State.”

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