Kathy Vandusen of Hudsonville, center, purchases pots of flowers from Gayle Kooiker of Diemer’s Winter Gardens as Tiffany Johnson of Grand Rapids looks on Thursday during opening day for the Wealthy Street Farmers Market on the corner of Wealthy Street SE and Cass Ave SE. Vandusen and Johnson walked across the street on their lunch break from Advantage Health Network-Saint Mary’s Health Care. This is the first season for the market, which will be open every Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
(Emily Zoladz | The Grand Rapids Press)