Georgia Wessel, of Carbondale, shops for tomatoes Saturday at the Carbondale Farmer’s market at the West Town Mall parking lot. “I come every week,” Wessel said. “It’s great to come out and shop locally.” The market is open from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. every Saturday from April to November at the West Town Mall parking lot.

Nick Galindo • Daily Egyptian

Homer Jenkins of Murphysboro arranges vegetables Saturday at the Carbondale Farmer’s Market at Carbondale Community High School. He and his wife Angie run the stand, which displays the name of his business, “Homer Grown.” The Jenkins’ plant six acres of land in different vegetables for the market.

Sarah Gardner • Daily Egyptian