
Dan and Deb Deering of Sauk Rapids share some laughs as they purchase mint and a spring lettuce mix July 23 from Sartell resident Alex Bertsch of Epic by Nature Farm at the Sauk Rapids Farmers Market.

The Sauk Rapids Farmers Market brings not only fresh fruit, vegetables and homemade baked goods to the parking lot behind Jimmy’s Pour House on Saturdays. There is also a variety of entertainment for shoppers to enjoy. Pictured (from left to right) are Sartell High School seniors Matt Schnettler, Logan Payne, Kyle Cielinski and Dan Erickson. They comprise the band, “Side Project,” which performed July 23 during the market.

As his father Dan Eichers looks on, little baseball enthusiast David Eichers, 6, of Sauk Rapids gets his ball autographed by Luke Ringhofer, a catcher for the St. Cloud Rox. Rox players were available to chat with shoppers and sign memorabilia July 23 during the Sauk Rapids Farmers Market.

Laurie Hogenson, 8, daughter of Cynthia Hogenson of Sauk Rapids, waits to pour lemonade for her next customer. The Hogenson family was selling lemonade at the Sauk Rapids Farmers Market July 23 in an effort to raise money for Make-A-Wish-Minnesota. Their family was a recipient of the organization when their son and Laurie’s brother, Blake, 5, received a trip to Disneyworld in May of 2015.