Farmers Market: Why Doesn't it have an Apostrophe?

This was the question my classmates, professors, and I asked ourselves as we drove off one chilly fall morning from the parking lot of our semi-local Farmers Market. We drove to Dekalb County to shop and enjoy the true freshness of locally grown and made produce, baked goods, etc. Although there was an abundance of food items and all were organically produced the question was still there: do farmers really have anything to do with this so called "Farmers Market." It was proposed that perhaps the farmers don't actually own the market, but contribute their goods to it in order to gain profit. Being as I had never actually been to a Farmers Market, he mental picture I had did not watch what we went to. I was not outside looking over fruits and vegetables, but inside trying to make my way through the crowds of people with buggies and baskets desperately trying to beat the next person to the last bag of Collard Greens. Is this what a Farmers Market is supposed to be like? Sure, it had all the right products, but the appeal was somewhat lost. Despite this "grocery store" depiction I still didn't feel like I was at Wal Mart and that is always a pleasant experience. The prices were reasonable and the large amount of international employees and customers made me really feel like this place was authentic even if it was nestled on some side street in Decatur, Ga.