7 U.S.C. § 3002 : US Code - Section 3002: Definitions

Search 7 U.S.C. § 3002 : US Code - Section 3002: Definitions

For purposes of this chapter, the term "direct marketing from
farmers to consumers" shall mean the marketing of agricultural
commodities at any marketplace (including, but not limited to,
roadside stands, city markets, and vehicles used for house-to-house
marketing of agricultural commodities) established and maintained
for the purpose of enabling farmers to sell (either individually or
through a farmers' organization directly representing the farmers
who produced the commodities being sold) their agricultural
commodities directly to individual consumers, or organizations
representing consumers, in a manner calculated to lower the cost
and increase the quality of food to such consumers while providing
increased financial returns to the farmers.