Fresno State’s campus-grown sweet corn will be available throughout the summer at the Rue and Gwen Gibson Farm Market. Supplies are expected to move fast.

Customers can choose from the traditional yellow and white varieties of the market’s most popular product.

Corn will be sold at 50 cents per ear. Customers can also purchase pre-bagged dozen ears of yellow or white corn for $8.

"Our vegetable crop unit is the perfect example of how special our campus farm is by showcasing an array of high-quality and fresh products at the farm market, while also teaching our students about modern agricultural production methods,” said David Sieperda, campus farm manager. “The cold, late winter weather pushed the growing season back a few weeks, but we should now be well stocked through August if not longer for our loyal customers.”

Sweet corn is raised on the 1,000-acre University Agricultural Laboratory that includes 22 enterprises that provide student-made dairy, food processing, fruit, horticulture, livestock, meat, nut and wine products to the Gibson Farm Market.

The product was first grown on campus fields in 1981 and was first sold to the public in 1982.

About $1 million in products are sold each year at the market to support Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology students and programs.

The store's summer hours are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday; and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.

Shoppers can enjoy several special student-produced summer items at the market, including two new mustard products and peach ice cream. The campus meat lab is offering five seasonal sausage flavors that include Apricot Turkey, Chicken Parmesan, Chicken Enchilada, Cheddar Beer Braut and Pork Parmesan Pesto and Pino Gris.

After several bottling days in recent months, the market has also restocked its reserve of award-winning Fresno State wines. Its white wine selection features a new Albarino wine and past favorites Viognier and Mascat Canelli, while its Syrah Rose and Red Zinfandel wines will also be among many student-made wines that will be entered in international competitions this summer.

For more information, contact 559.278.4511 or farmmarket@fresnostate.edu or visit the Gibson Farm Market’s Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/FresnoStateFarmMarket.