FARMERS MARKET WILL OPEN ON THURSDAY

The Cape Girardeau Farmers Market will begin its 8th season Thursday at the Plaza Galleria parking lot, 2001 Independence.

It will be open from 3-7 p.m.

This is a weekly market, and a variety of local home-grown produce and bedding plants will be offered for sale.

Items at the first sale should include radishes, onions, spinach, greens, European cucumbers, asparagus, rhubarb, flowers and bedding plants.

All products are grown in Missouri or Illinois within about a 60-mile radius of Cape Girardeau and are sold directly by the grower. Any questions about the market should be directed to Jim Welker, market manager.