Students went bananas over the farmers’ market on Feb. 8, so much so that the bananas were sold out before some students even arrived to the quad.  
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. students had the opportunity to shop for an assortment of fruits and vegetables, saving them time and money.
“The point of the farmers’ market is to provide a service for students to do grocery shopping in the quad as well as save a lot of money because they don’t have to go off campus to grocery stores,” said Donnie Frazier (junior, Sociology) the Wellness Programs Assistant.
The first farmers’ market was held last semester. The hosts, ASI Recreation and Wellness, received positive feedback from the California State University, Stanislaus community. 
“We were getting the comment cards from Chartwells telling us that they wanted us to do farmers market again,” Frazier said.
Harry Jamerson craved more variety in fruits and vegetables but gladly seized the readily accessible produce that was offered.
“I went to Raley’s and bought the same amount of things and I ended up spending double the price—and that is not good for my pocket,” Jamerson said.
Jamerson made his own juice with his new found produce and planned to make stir fry as well.
Anthony Harguindeguy (sophomore, intercultural studies/social sciences), both a student and the USU Sustainability Programming Coordinator, aided in making the event a success and understood the difficulties of eating healthier foods.
“It’s a lot harder to buy healthy foods because they are expensive,” Harguindeguy said.  “When you go to a grocery store, all the unhealthy snacks and food are really really cheap.”
ASI Recreation & Wellness will host another farmers market on Mar. 28 and they plan to make it a tradition for future semesters.