The American Farmland Trust has announced the winners in its 2010 America’s Favorite Farmers Markets contest. More than 50,000 people across the country cast their votes, and these are the top ones selected in each category:

Boutique Markets – King George Farmers Market, King George, VA
Small Markets – Champaign County Farmers Market, Urbana, OH
Medium Markets – Falls Church Farmers Market, Falls Church, VA
Large Markets – City of Rochester Public Market (Rochester, NY), Rochester, NY

Each and every one of the 1200+ farmers markets that enrolled in the contest helps ensure that our communities have farms growing and raising the delicious fresh food we all crave. By providing us with a place to purchase regional foods, farmers markets help keep farmers on the land so that they can continue to provide fresh food for our tables as well as community economic benefits and a wonderful place for us to gather.

We want to thank each and every one of the farmers market managers and customers who made the contest happen though their participation. Throughout the campaign thousands of people, along with bloggers and the media were talking about the contest helping to promote farmers markets on both the local and national level! We certainly went a long way toward reaching our goal of making a national splash about farmers markets and the farms they support!

The complete list of the top 20 in each category is available here.