Aaliyah Mendoza, an 18-year-old Bakersfield College freshman, carries a box filled with fresh cabbage, broccoli, lettuce, oranges, tomatoes and more. With the price of groceries so high, she said, the monthly farmers markets organized by BC's Basic Needs is a big help.
Rosa Ayala, a onetime student at Bakersfield College, was one of several people at BC's farmers market Tuesday who cited high grocery costs as a key reason to attend the event, which is held on the third Tuesday of each month, except December.
Carol T. Smith shows a reporter a container of yellow grape tomatoes she picked up at the monthly farmers market Tuesday morning at Bakersfield College. Penny Avery, right, said the free produce is a blessing. "You know, this is healthy food, and in this day and time, a lot of us can't afford healthy food."
A healthy crowd of visitors waits in line for free meats, produce and other products at the monthly farmers market Tuesday at Bakersfield College. The event is held on the first Tuesday of every month, except December.
Danielle Velling, a basic needs assistant at Bakersfield College, passes out containers of sweet yellow tomatoes to hundreds who stood in line Tuesday to get free meats and produce at BC's monthly farmers market.
Aaliyah Mendoza, an 18-year-old Bakersfield College freshman, carries a box filled with fresh cabbage, broccoli, lettuce, oranges, tomatoes and more. With the price of groceries so high, she said, the monthly farmers markets organized by BC's Basic Needs is a big help.
A young woman organizes her produce and other goods as others in the background move through a long line to collect fruits, vegetables and other free groceries to take home.
Rosa Ayala, a onetime student at Bakersfield College, was one of several people at BC's farmers market Tuesday who cited high grocery costs as a key reason to attend the event, which is held on the third Tuesday of each month, except December.
Carol T. Smith shows a reporter a container of yellow grape tomatoes she picked up at the monthly farmers market Tuesday morning at Bakersfield College. Penny Avery, right, said the free produce is a blessing. "You know, this is healthy food, and in this day and time, a lot of us can't afford healthy food."
Produce and meats fill a large box from the farmers market held Tuesday by the Bakersfield College Renegade Nexus Pantry on the northeast side of the campus.
The crowd was large Tuesday morning, but the Bakersfield College Renegade Nexus Pantry's farmers market was well organized, and it appeared no one went home empty-handed.
A healthy crowd of visitors waits in line for free meats, produce and other products at the monthly farmers market Tuesday at Bakersfield College. The event is held on the first Tuesday of every month, except December.
It can be helpful to have wheels to haul your bounty at the farmers market held monthly at Bakersfield College, near the outdoor theater on the northeast side of the campus.
Bakersfield resident Rosa Ayala carries her free farmers market foods out to her car at BC on Tuesday.
There were long lines at BC's farmers market Tuesday, but the line was moving pretty fast.
A woman uses her head Tuesday as she carries a box of produce from BC's farmers market to the parking lot.
The lettuce looked green and fresh, the carrots, sweet and crisp, and the yellow grape tomatoes, juicy and delicious.
"You know, this is healthy food, and in this day and time, a lot of us can't afford healthy food," said Penny Avery, who scored a big box of bounty at the monthly farmers market Tuesday morning at Bakersfield College.
Reporter Steven Mayer can be reached at 661-395-7353.
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