Drought could affect what's being sold at Salomon's Farmer's Market

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Farmers say right now, the drought is slowly starting to have an affect on their crops, which could affect what you pick up this year at the farmer's market.

Wednesday was the start of the farmer's market at Salomon's Farm Park. Everything from fresh herbs to maple syrup was on deck for buyers. Bill Owen, with Maple Acres in Noble County, says there might be maple syrup to go around this year, but if the drought continues, coming to the farmer's market next year might not be as sweet.

"Obviously, the maple, the quality goes down. There would be darker syrup with a lower moisture generally," he said.

From maple trees to farm fields, mother nature isn't showing any mercy. Wendy Flotow sells kale, onions, and other vegetables, but said this year's market isn't as plentiful.

"Our stuff is coming along, but a lot of stuff is still slow. Like, we're still waiting on our peas and our broccoli," she explains, "We got our stuff out early enough, but just the fact of the lack of rain, makes it hard for some of our stuff to grow."

Flotow and her husband have been in the farmer's market business for the last 19 years and dealing with droughts is the part of the business they have grown to understand.

"I know there's been past seasons where it's been worse, so, we just pray all the time for rain," Flotow said.

Farmers say the rain has an affect on the size of certain vegetables. So, with no rain, vegetables like corn or cucumber might be smaller in size.

The Farmer's Market will be going on every Wednesday from 5 pm to 8 pm until September 26th.