Downtown Lodi Farmers Market says farewell for the year

Officials: Lodi staple was 'a huge success'

Posted: Friday, September 28, 2012 12:00 am | Updated: 7:51 am, Fri Sep 28, 2012.

In between customers walking up to her table, Maria Carmen Mondragon replaces baskets of raspberries, making sure everything is perfectly lined up.

Lodi residents John and Marsha Martinez stroll down School Street, stopping to ask Kathy Grant where she found her three bags of beans.

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Downtown Lodi Farmers Market says farewell for the year