(OLYMPIA)— Governor Christine Gregoire has declared next week as Washington Farmers Market Week across the state.

The Washington State Department of Agriculture says the popularity of farmers markets continues to increase with the number of markets doubling in the past decade.

Statewide, farmers markets belonging to the Washington State Farmers Markets Association reported $32-million dollars in sales last year.

There are several farmers markets around the area, including in Anacortes and Mount Vernon.

This entry was posted on Thursday, July 29th, 2010 at 9:28 am and is filed under News Headlines. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Responses are currently closed, but you can trackback from your own site.