From wine and flower jelly to homegrown produce and natural salves, the Lincoln University Farmers Market serves as a place for local artisans to turn hobbies into income.
Stephanie Durbin got into jams during her time volunteering at the Runge Nature Center when she took part in a class on it.
Now, she sells jams and crafts at the LU market. The jams are focused around wild plants such as blackberries. The one she won't do is pick pears.
"I've tried once, but the spikes have a mild toxin in them," she said. "My hands were numb for a week after trying."
Durbin said the season for the market is going well.
Dori McClelland said it's been good for her as well. She started selling homemade salves last year and said the market turned into a little community.
"It's fun because you have regulars, but you also get to know new people, too," she said.
McClelland said she started making salves because she was listening to homesteading podcasts that talked about it. She wanted to try using comfrey flowers, but didn't know where to find it until a friend out of state sent her a plant.
The projects are exciting, she said, because she's been able to learn more about nature.
"There's an element of discovering all the things you can do with the things around you," she said.
Colleen Meredith is a seasoned member of the farmers market, having set up a booth for more than five years.
She and her husband sell the fresh produce from their farm along with goat milk fudges, meat and soaps.
"Every year is different," she said. "There's more vendors, which is helpful. Somebody may come for one vendor, but end up looking around."
Meredith said the market provides a good opportunity for people who don't want to sell through area stores where they need to meet a quota.
"What you have, you can sell. If you don't have it then you don't have it," she said. "With the weather and everything else, you can't predict what it's going to do. Sometimes there's bugs really bad. It's nice and flexible."
Theresa Prenger started coming to the market in May and selling jams made with wine and flowers.
She said she started after reading the book "The Artist's Way," which talks about going after what you want to do.
Prenger said she made 1,695 jars of jam with six different flavors. She's working on exploring more flavors.
"It's been a fabulous season," she said. "People have been excited about what I've got, and it's just been great."
The market is open 8:30-11:30 a.m. each Saturday in the Lincoln University softball field parking lot.