The day came Monday for Fresno locals who wait for a bounty of Fresno State’s popular sweet corn to go on sale.
Long lines gathered outside the Rue and Gwen Gibson Farm Market, where ears of corn were plentiful. The corn is grown on 60 acres tended to by students.
Shoppers flock to pick up three ears of corn — yellow or white — for $2.
Corn isn’t the only thing on the menu grown by Fresno State students. There’s nectarines, peaches, squash, grapefruit, cucumbers and more.
Not to mention there’s wine and ice cream also available.
The Market at 5368 N. Chestnut Ave. is south of Barstow Avenue. Hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays. 559-278-4511.
Charlet Bron, 11, right, reaches for corn on the first day Rue and Gwen Gibson Farm Market began selling the popular seasonal sweet yellow and white corn ears to the public. Photographed Monday, May 30, 2022 in Fresno. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
Staff toss ears of corn into bins on the first day Rue and Gwen Gibson Farm Market began selling the popular seasonal sweet yellow and white corn to the public. Photographed Monday, May 30, 2022 in Fresno. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
Courtney LeBar, student assistant, left, selects bagged corn for customers waiting outside on the first day Rue and Gwen Gibson Farm Market began selling the popular seasonal sweet yellow and white corn. Customers could still select individual ears of corn inside the market. Photographed Monday, May 30, 2022 in Fresno. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
Hands reach into bins to select ears of corn on the first day Rue and Gwen Gibson Farm Market began selling the popular seasonal sweet yellow and white corn to the public. Photographed Monday, May 30, 2022 in Fresno. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
Bagged white and yellow corn is sold to customers on the first day Rue and Gwen Gibson Farm Market began selling the popular seasonal sweet yellow and white corn to the public. The outdoor station allowed people to buy pre-bagged corn of 10 ears each although customers could also select ears themselves inside the market. Photographed Monday, May 30, 2022 in Fresno. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
A customer bags his own corn on the first day Rue and Gwen Gibson Farm Market began selling the popular seasonal sweet yellow and white corn. Photographed Monday, May 30, 2022 in Fresno. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
Customers line up outside for pre-bagged corn on the first day Rue and Gwen Gibson Farm Market began selling the popular seasonal sweet yellow and white corn to the public. Customers had the option to select corn themselves inside the market. Photographed Monday, May 30, 2022 in Fresno. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
This story was originally published May 30, 2022 at 11:17 AM.
Reporter Thaddeus Miller has covered cities in the central San Joaquin Valley since 2010, writing about everything from breaking news to government and police accountability. A native of Fresno, he joined The Fresno Bee in 2019 after time in Merced and Los Banos.
