Saturday Market opens for 2016

Jake Waldner stood behind a table full of delicious-looking homemade baked goods and homegrown vegetables Saturday morning at the first-of-the-season Saturday Market on Town Square.

There were fewer vendors than sometimes show up, largely because most farmers don't have produce yet, vendors said, adding that it is usual for smaller numbers to show up for the first Saturday Market. The numbers increase as the weeks go on.

But, Waldner said, because at his farm they cover vegetables after they are planted, they can start the growing season earlier. Broccoli, little potatoes, cauliflower an...