SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — The Shreveport Farmers' Market has kicked off its four-week fall season at the city's Festival Plaza in the downtown area.

Market manager Noma Fowler-Sandlin told The Times (http://bit.ly/QMDIgd ) that this year's market features new meat, craft and produce vendors.

The market, which draws vendors from east Texas and northwestern Louisiana, will be open every Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon through Nov. 17.

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Information from: The Times, http://www.shreveporttimes.com