Farmers market manager Randii MacNear estimates 7,000 people attend the Saturday market, while Wednesday's market attracts nearly 5,000 spectators. MacNear says she believes the site of the market is a prime factor in drawing such large crowds. It has a very welcoming feeling to it. As many as 90 are present on any given day. The market's presence evolves through the seasons with the changes in crops.
Summer brings goods such as corn, peaches and melons, while fall delivers apples, grapes and kiwis.
In the wintertime, customers purchase oranges, salad greens and broccoli, while popular spring items include apricots, cherries and asparagus. Merchants sell more than just produce, however. Shoppers can buy baked goods, salad dressings, sausages, spices, plants, flowers and even clothes. All goods are homemade or homegrown by the person at the table selling them. According to MacNear, many students love to bring their parents to the farmers market during their sporadic weekend visits to Davis.