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![Virginia Rinella buys watermelons from Richard Bochantin at the Humpday Farmer's Market on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, in Carbondale, ILL. “This is my first experience
[here] and I like it” Rinella said. Bochantin has been selling his products at the farmer's market for
about 4 years. Bochantin said that after COVID-19 started, the city shut down the farmer's markets on city property, so they decided to move to a new location, the parking lot of Gold’s Gym in Carbondale, ILL. Bochantin said that since moving to the new location they have seen more people stop by.](https://dailyegyptian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/100920_FarmersMarket2CMYK-900x644.jpg)
