PHOTOS: The Market at Pepper Place

Jesse Johnson, with BDA Farms, sets out a bushel of green onions at his tent at the Market at Pepper Place in Birmingham on Saturday, May 1, 2021. Photo by Erin Nelson.

Emma Butler, with Stone Hollow Farmstand in Harpersville, puts together a flower arrangement for a customer at the Market at Pepper Place in Birmingham on Saturday, May 1, 2021. Photo by Erin Nelson.

Sage Grant, 5, laughs as Bill Harris makes her a sunflower balloon animal at the Market at Pepper Place in Birmingham on Saturday, May 1, 2021. Photo by Erin Nelson.

Produce from Ireland Farms, located in Alpine, Alabama, at the Market at Pepper Place in Birmingham on Saturday, May 1, 2021. Photo by Erin Nelson.

Produce from Ireland Farms, located in Alpine, Alabama, at the Market at Pepper Place in Birmingham on Saturday, May 1, 2021. Photo by Erin Nelson.

Cinnamon rolls and dozens of other pastries by Hinkels Bakery are sold at the Market at Pepper Place in Birmingham on Saturday, May 1, 2021. Photo by Erin Nelson.

Dozens of pastries by Hinkels Bakery are sold at the Market at Pepper Place in Birmingham on Saturday, May 1, 2021. Photo by Erin Nelson.

Fresh strawberries from Penton Farm’s in Chilton County are sold at the Market at Pepper Place in Birmingham on Saturday, May 1, 2021. Photo by Erin Nelson.

Patrons support local farms as they purchase a variety of produce at the Market at Pepper Place in Birmingham on Saturday, May 1, 2021. Photo by Erin Nelson.

Fresh tomatoes from local farms at the Market at Pepper Place in Birmingham on Saturday, May 1, 2021. Photo by Erin Nelson.

Guests sit on the steps as they enjoy various foods at the Market at Pepper Place in Birmingham on Saturday, May 1, 2021. Photo by Erin Nelson.

Reishi mushrooms are displayed at the Magic City Mushrooms tent at the Market at Pepper Place in Birmingham on Saturday, May 1, 2021. Photo by Erin Nelson.

Reishi mushrooms are displayed at the Magic City Mushrooms tent at the Market at Pepper Place in Birmingham on Saturday, May 1, 2021. Photo by Erin Nelson.

Oyster mushrooms, grown by Magic City Mushrooms, at the Market at Pepper Place in Birmingham on Saturday, May 1, 2021. Photo by Erin Nelson.

Guests walk through the dozens of tents set up at the Market at Pepper Place in downtown Birmingham on Saturday, May 1, 2021. Photo by Erin Nelson.

Caroline Fleming, 4, draws the face on a poodle balloon animal, held by Bill Farris, at the Market at Pepper Place in Birmingham on Saturday, May 1, 2021. Photo by Erin Nelson.

Bill Farris holds a balloon animal as Hattie Fleming, 6, draws the face on the poodle at the Market at Pepper Place in Birmingham on Saturday, May 1, 2021. Photo by Erin Nelson.

Flowers from Stone Hollow Farms in Harpersville are sold at the Market at Pepper Place in Birmingham on Saturday, May 1, 2021. Photo by Erin Nelson.