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Farmer’s Market brings rural traditions to city By Jennifer Walker Summer Co-editor For the past 12 years, people have flocked by the 1000s to the Haymarket every Saturday from mid-May to mid-October The Farmer’s Market, located on 7th street between P and Q streets, hosts 110 Nebraska vendors, who sell everything from vegetables to exotic flowers to goat cheese to kittens. According to Billene Nemec, Haymarket manager, Lincoln residents come to the Haymarket for more than just the food. “The Market is like a small-town communi ty,” she said. “It’s getting back to your roots. “People come to remember their grandma’s vegetable gardens.” Vendors drive 250 to 300 miles to sell their products, Nemec said. The Farmer’s Market benefits the vendors in ways that do more than bolster their pocket books. “It gives the growers an opportunity to diversify,” Nemec said. “They can get away from growing the same old corn and beans.” Jerry Meyer has sold vegetables at the Farmer’s Market for 10 years. He travels from Beatrice, where he grows mostly chili peppers, tomatoes and lettuce. His produce is grown organically, which he thinks makes him unique. “I believe in no chemical growing,” he said. Gene and Cynthia Karstens, from Prague, said they like selling their vegetables, but they enjoyed the crowds the Farmer’s Market attracted more. “We meet a lot of nice people down here,” Jerry Karstens said, “It’s a good business to be in.” Leasha Benolken, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln student, said she came to the Farmer’s Market to enjoy the weather, not to buy anything. “This is my first time (at the Farmer’s Market) and I don’t plan on buying anything,” she said, “ but I did see some kittens that were awfully cute.” Although many vendors sell vegetables, Please see MARKET on 5 Nikki Fox / DN THE FATHER AND SON TEAM of George (left) and Jay Edgar help a cus tomer at the Farmer’s Market in the Haymarket Saturday morning. Jay Edgar runs a plant nursery in Prairie Home called Landesign Limited. The family has been attending the market for the past 10 years. Nebraskan Sumj/uter Editions http://www.unl.edu/DailyNeb/Fax Number 472-1761 Editors Jennifer Walker Darren Ivy, 472-1766 Art Director Matthew D. Haney Photo Director Mike Warren Web Page Editor Gregg Steams General Manager Dan Shattil Advertising Manager Nick Partsch Asst Advertising Manager Andrea Oelien Publication Board Chair Jessica Hofmann, 46&-8404 Professional Advisor Don Walton, 473-7301 The Daily Nebraskan (USPS 144-080) is published by the UNL publication Board, Nebraska Union 34,1400 R St., Lincoln, NE 68588-0448, Monday through Friday during the academic year; weekly during summer sessions. Readers are encouraged to submit story ideas and comments to the Daily Nebraskan by phoning 472-2588 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The public also has access to the Publication Board. For information, Contact Travis Brandt, 472-2588. Subscription price is $55 for one year. Postmaster: Send address changes to the Daily Nebraskan, P.O. Box 880448, Lincoln, NE 686800448. Periodical postage paid at Lincoln, NE ALL MATERIAL COPYRIGHT 1998 DAILY NEBRASKAN .Nikki Fox/DN CHILDREN PLAY on the engine jungle gym in the Haymarket Saturday morning during the Fanner’s Market. r^MomM— - p Nebraska's Largest Formalwear Specialist [ With over 3000tuxedos in stock in more than 70 different styles, plus hundreds of contemporary ties, vests, cumherhuns, button covers and shoes, you 11 find what you need at Holway. Selected Tuxedos by 1 Perry Ells fi | Ralph lauren from our Traditional Collection Perry Ellis -Tails and Dinner jackets Ralph Lauren -Tails and Double Breasted Shawl Re^Lrly | Now Only ClILECTIIN Tke Advantage Collection wit k 40 different designer names and styles including tails for just 1228 P Street Gateway Stopping Center m Lincoln, NE 68508 Lincoln, NE 68505 M 0 (402)476-2262 ^ (402)464-6661 1 1 A Bridal Trousseau 1 "SO 650 T Street Mill Tozvne Building Lincoln, Nebraska 68508 I (402)477-4747 I; Tkresa Furnas Proprietor 1 | If mething beautiful... 1 Hi" * Elegant new and consigned I |W wedding gowns I Hfl* Open Tues - Sat 10-6, M 1 fp^- Thurs until 8, Sun 12-5