Farmers’ markets, “foodie” clubs, co-op farms and chefs who specialize in Island-based entrees are giving Long Islanders plenty of opportunities to dine on local fare.

The Tri-County Cooperative Auction Market in East Windsor, N.J., still serves as a meeting place for farmers, who talk about the weather and the price of gasoline.

Supermarkets are beginning to compete with farm stands and farmers’ markets for a wider variety of fresh fruits and vegetables.

Some farmers say the Greenmarket’s rules need to be changed to ensure greater equity between producers and eliminate unreasonable or unenforceable rules.

Organizers of nine farmers’ markets in New York City took the rare step of suspending a farmer for selling meat he did not raise on his farm.

Some local merchants on eastern Long Island are unhappy about a deal to sublease the Amagansett Farmers Market to Eli Zabar.

For years, city dwellers have raised fruits and vegetables to feed their families, but now more and more of them are growing food to sell to a wider market.