Cultivating Loyal Community: A Photo Essay

Photos & Words By Maddie Steele

“I get here at 6:30a.m. and people are already walking out with produce,” said Amy Holland, owner of Bull Hollow Farms. “It’s busy. It’s festive. It’s happy. I leave at 4:30 in the morning to get here but because I like it so much it’s easy to get up.”

The West TN Farmers Market is the center of the hustle and bustle in Downtown Jackson every Saturday. It’s the life source that spreads energy throughout the streets. It draws people into an atmosphere of loyal community, where you are greeted with fresh joy. The vendors are caring and immensely grateful for the customers who return every week.

And this is just a glimpse into the community that surrounds the Farmers Market on a humid summer Saturday morning downtown.