Lori Potter, Kearney Hub file
In this photo, taken June 11, 2011, Kathy Bishop’s garden northwest of Gibbon includes dozens of crops, including Jerusalem artichokes behind her, which she first planted in 2010, and rhubarb, in front. She has been manager of the Kearney Area Farmers Market since 2005.
Alma
Time: 9 a.m.-noon Saturdays, June-October
Place: Main Street
Contact: Sarahjayne Hanes, 789-797-4634 or hanesfarm@hughes.net
Broken Bow
Time: 2-7 p.m. Thursdays, June-October
Place: City square
Contact: Gary Lawrence, 308-872-5609
Cozad
Time: 7:30-10 a.m. Saturdays, July-October
Place: Eighth and F streets
Contact: Cozad Area Chamber of Commerce, 308-784-3930
Holdrege
Time: 5-7 p.m. Thursdays, May-September
Place: Phelps County Courthouse
Contact: Cindy Lindstrom, 308-263-4111 or 308-991-0893
Kearney
Times: 4-7 p.m. Wednesdays and 8 a.m.-noon Saturdays, June-October
Place: K-Mart parking lot
Contact: Kathy Bishop, 308-390-9425
Lexington
Time: 8-10 a.m. Saturdays, July-September
Place: 1411 Plum Creek Parkway
Contact: Lexington Grand Generation Center, 308-324-2498
Loup City
Time: 8 a.m.-noon Saturdays, July-October
Place: Sherman County Courthouse
Contact: Eric Kowalski, 308-745-0430 or lcchamber@cornhusker.net
Minden
Time: 8 a.m.-noon Saturdays, June-October
Place: 5th Street IGA
Contact: 5th Street IGA, 308-832-1741
Orleans
Time: 5-7 p.m. Fridays, June-September
Place: North side of city park
Contact: Marlen Lewis, 308-473-7312
Ravenna
Time: 5-7 p.m. Thursdays, July-Labor Day
Place: South Grand Avenue
Contact: George Dobish, 308-452-3426
Source: Nebraska Department of Agriculture
Posted: Saturday, June 11, 2011 6:45 am
Area farmers markets are picking up speed for a colorful bounty this summer By LORI POTTER Hub Staff Writer Kearney Hub
GIBBON — The first tiny pea pod had emerged and rhubarb stalks with elephant ear leaves were ready to eat last week in Kathy Bishop’s garden northwest of Gibbon.
But she and many other fruit and vegetable growers who sell produce at area farmers markets still have a lot of starter plants and seeds to put into the ground this growing season.
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