Small local businesses showcased their products at Centennial Plaza on Wednesday during Market on the Avenue. The event was co-hosted by the WKU Office of Sustainability, WKU Restaurant Group and the WKU Dietetics program.
Attendees were able to purchase from local small businesses in Bowling Green as well as the surrounding areas. Talisman website photographer Maddie Green was there to document the businesses.
31-year-old alumnus, Alex Hezik, co-owner of The Local Good Mini Market, poses for a photo in front of her booth during Market on the Avenue at Centennial Plaza on Wednesday, Aug. 27. “I started this business after being inspired by studying abroad and seeing all of the sustainable stores and pop-ups that they had in different areas of the world,” Hezik said. (Photo by Maddie Green)
The Local Good Mini Market displays non-perishable herbs and spices during Market on the Avenue at Centennial Plaza on Wednesday, Aug. 27. (Photo by Maddie Green)The Local Good Mini Market displays hygiene and self-care products during Market on the Avenue at Centennial Plaza on Wednesday, Aug. 27. (Photo by Maddie Green)
Sarah and Mark Rogers, owners of Walnut Bluff Farm, pose for a photo outside of their alpaca pen during Market on the Avenue at Centennial Plaza on Wednesday, Aug. 27. (Photo by Maddie Green)Walnut Bluff Farm displays its handcrafted merchandise during Market on the Avenue at Centennial Plaza on Wednesday, Aug. 27. The merchandise includes beanies, socks and yarn made out of alpaca fur from their farm. (Photo by Maddie Green)Mark Rogers, 42, talks to sophomores, Graycen Harvey and Carly Burris, during Market on the Avenue while also petting his alpacas at Centennial Plaza on Wednesday, Aug. 27. (Photo by Maddie Green)Sarah and Mark Rogers’ 1-year-old alpaca, Shin, attends its first Market on the Avenue at Centennial Plaza on Wednesday, Aug. 27. “I saw this as a perfect opportunity to get them out and around people,” Sarah Rogers said. (Photo by Maddie Green)CJ Bearnson, owner of Planted. The Market Farm talks to senior Courtney Hauser during Market on the Avenue at Centennial Plaza on Wednesday, Aug. 27. (Photo by Maddie Green)Planted. The Market Farm has flowers in a display for sale during Market on the Avenue at Centennial Plaza on Wednesday, Aug. 27. (Photo by Maddie Green)Planted. The Market Farm displays a price sheet as well as home-grown vegetables during Market on the Avenue at Centennial Plaza on Aug. 27. (Photo by Maddie Green)Junior Tylar Grimme and sophomore Lindsey Aleridge pose for a photo while also painting terracotta pots at Centennial Plaza on Wednesday, Aug. 27. (Photo by Maddie Green)Vendors surround Centennial Plaza for Market on the Avenue on Wednesday, Aug. 27. (Photo by Maddie Green)
