Virginia Vann, 87, of Muskogee carefully selected a bundle of green onions from a table as she made her way through the Muskogee Farmers’ Market on Saturday.

Vann purchased the onions and a bundle of radishes for only a dollar each from local farmer, Deno Clopton. Clopton, 63, of Fort Gibson has enjoyed selling her produce at the market for the last 14 years.

“It’s local, and you meet a lot of nice people,” she said. “We have a lot of good customers.”

The Muskogee Farmers’ Market is open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays at Market Square, Fifth Street and Okmulgee Avenue. The market is tentatively planning to be open on Wednesdays beginning in mid-May, and the hours recently have been extended to 1 p.m. instead of noon, in hopes that crowds will stay for lunch.

“I’m hoping to have more ready-to-eat foods on Wednesdays,” said Doug Walton, market manager. “We’re off to a great start. We were packed last weekend. Today is a perfect day for the Farmers’ Market.”

Walton said that spring produce has gotten off to a slow start due to a cold, wet spring, but he expects every space to be filled during the summer months. He also said that additional produce vendors will set up their booths later in the season, and they will bring in an even greater variety of products.

“We’re waiting to make sure we have enough produce to open on Wednesdays,” he said. “Right now we have lots of those dark, leafy greens that they say we need to eat more of.”

Sunny skies and a crisp, spring breeze brought in a large crowd for the market’s second week of the year.

Thomas Hiner, 40, of Muskogee carried his 8-month-old son, Isaac, from booth to booth. Hiner said that he and his family regularly visit the Market.

“We like to come. We just like to get out,” he said.

Hiner said that his mother and wife buy flowers and vegetables from the market and that sometimes he will come out alone just to purchase goods.

“I like the fresh vegetables too,” he said.

Hiner got his first taste of Oklahoma-produced wine when he stopped by the Sailing Horse winery booth.

“It was good. I would buy some,” he said.

Rick Gibbens, owner of the winery, said that he is new to the market and is grateful that the market is allowing him to sell his products. Gibbens said that not all Farmer’s markets will allow wine to be sold there.