Farmers' markets (as well as farmers who sell directly to folks who stop to visit) are becoming really popular around here and I wonder if that's diluting their quality and size. I know there are at least two in Durham, one in Chapel Hill, and one in Raleigh; seems like it would be preferable to have one big farmers' market rather than four or more smaller ones running consecutively. I dunno if that's the problem that your area is seeing, though.