First Farmers Market of the season attracts fans

by Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News – May 2, 2021

“Farmers know all the good jokes.”
That’s what Beloit Farmers Market vendor Hank Baumann said as he and longtime friend and customer Larry White reconnected at the first market of the season on Saturday. The two were swapping stories about growing asparagus and strawberries and reuniting after a long year apart. Over the years Hank and Kathy Baumann have become friends with many of their shoppers. After a challenging pandemic year, their shoppers were more excited than ever to see them.
“We laugh, we talk and we visit,” said Hank Baumann.
“We give a little bit of extra time to each customer,” his wife Kathy Baumann said.

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