The University Farm will begin a Friday market on Jan. 31 as part of its Organic Vegetable Project.
The Organic Vegetable Project is a collaboration between campus and community members dedicated to growing and selling organic produce, according to the project’s website.
The market is a natural fit because students already work on the farm every Friday, and many can’t make the Wednesday market on campus because of classes, said Tina Candelo-Mize, the farm’s field manager.
The farm also sells its meat every Thursday and Friday, so the farm hopes to capitalize on the meat-lab traffic, Candelo-Mize said.
The Project expanded its 1 acre plot of land to 2 acres this semester, so it is producing more vegetables than ever before, Altier said.
The Friday market will be operate from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Candelo-Mize said.
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