Next Saturday is your last chance to stop by the Muskingum County Fairgrounds for the farmers market.
It's been a rough road for farmers this year. Many saw negative effects of the summer drought, but there's still produce to choose from. Pumpkins, apples, and squashes are just some of the items you can expect to see as the market wraps up its 2012 season. The lack of rain isn't the only things that's been hard on crops though. According to farmer Mark Barnhart, the last two years have...
The concern has been high for farmers worried about losing their crops with the lack of rain.
Zanesville Farmers Market President Mark Barnhart said the dry weather continues to create problems with locally grown fruits and vegetables.
Barnhart said some crops can get by without the rain, and those items were in full stock at today's farmers market.
"It's too late for the potatoes and a few things, but zucchini, cucumbers, cantaloupe, watermelon, depending on what...
One of the benefits of the unseasonably warm weather for local farmers has been a quicker yield in produce.
While some canceled their weekly trip to the Zanesville Farmers Market because of the heat, others filled the parking lot of the Zanesville-Muskingum County Welcome Center reaping the rewards of the mild spring.
President Mark Barnhart said the reason much of his produce has yielded results several weeks early is because he took advantage of an early growing season.
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