Indy Winter Farmers' Market
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Open from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturdays at the Maxwell apartment building at 530 E. Ohio St., the Indy Winter Farmers' Market runs for 23 weeks, until the end of April. - Photos by: Perry Reichanadter
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Sandi Finney, owner of Hole Pottery in Carmel, is one of more than 60 approved vendors. Rates for vendors range from $25 a week to $440 for the full season. - Photos by: Perry Reichanadter
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Anita Spencer is owner of Homestead Growers in Sheridan. The number of small family farms in Indiana has doubled in recent years. - Photos by: Perry Reichanadter
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More than 1,000 customers turn up each week at the market, which is now in its third Indianapolis location. It is one of about 900 such markets nationwide. - Photos by: Perry Reichanadter
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Although root vegetables and products with long shelf lives are still predominant at winter markets, green vegetables are beginning to crop up as well. - Photos by: Perry Reichanadter
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The market rings up about $414,000 during the season, an average of $400 per vendor each week. Some farmers say the market saves them from having to get another job. - Photos by: Perry Reichanadter