PORTLAND FARMERS MARKET OPERATES 5 FARMERS MARKES IN PORTLANDS URBAN CORE AND NEIGHBORHOODS, SERVING A CUSTOMER BASE OF 15,000 PER WEEK AND PROVIDING DIRECT SALES OPPORTUNITIES FOR OVER 200 SMALL BUSINESSES. THE MARKETS PROVIDE: FERTILE GROUND FOR LOCAL FARMS AND FOOD BUSINESSES TO GROW, OPPORTUNITIES FOR SHOPPERS TO ACCESS FRESH, HEALTHY FOODS AND MEET THE PEOPLE WHO PRODUCE THEM, AND VIBRANT SPACES FOR DIVERSE COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO GATHER, LEARN ABOUT NUTRITION AND FOOD SYSTEMS, AND SUPPORT THE LOCAL ECONOMY. ADDITIONALLY, PORTLAND FARMERS MARKET PROVIDES LIMITED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO SUPPORT OUR COMPANION CHARITY, FARMERS MARKET FUND.