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Mercer Market

Owen is a senior at Gibson Southern. He’s a member of FFA & 4-H. Since 2020, he has enjoyed having a garden. Like him, his vision has grown over the years!

His produce is available for purchase in his roadside stand.

101 N Polk St
Fort Branch IN 47648

05/09/2026

Tonight held the Gibson Southern FFA banquet.

FFA provides many opportunities and has definitely been a motivator in Owen’s production.

05/04/2026

Watermelon season is one step closer as the seedlings were placed in the ground yesterday.

Some members of the household are more excited than others at this moment. 😬🤣

04/25/2026

The watermelon & cantaloupe are thriving in the greenhouse. With any luck, these should go in the ground the beginning of May!

03/29/2026

🐝Owen checked on his bees yesterday.

They all survived the winter! 🙌🏻

They also were masters at creating new spaces beyond their frames. They had created new rows of honeycomb in open spaces within their bee box.

Unfortunately, some of these honeycombs had to be removed for proper expansion and placement of new frames.

In an effort to not waste any of the bees hard work, the honey was collected from the honeycomb which was removed.

Don’t get excited. We do NOT have honey for sale at this time.

The process to retrieve the honey was VERY unconventional. Because the honeycomb wasn’t on frames, we were forced to be creative. While the honey was filtered, we simply cannot guarantee how pure it is.

The end result was 4 lbs of sweet honey for our family to enjoy. And a MESSY, STICKY kitchen!

Stay tuned though, because Owen hopes to harvest honey in the coming months! 🍯

03/28/2026

Owen has continued to work during his Spring Break with hopes of plentiful harvest in the future!

His watermelon seeds have sprouted and have been relocated to his greenhouse. The cantaloupe in the greenhouse are coming along as well.

03/23/2026

Spring Break 2026

🍈🍉 With 500 cantaloupe, 250 seeded and 250 seedless watermelon planted, Owen is staying close to home this Spring Break. 🏡

🥾This weekend he hiked at Turkey Run & Shades State Park. While that was fun, as soon as the car was unloaded he headed to the greenhouse and basement to water. 💦

Currently, the watermelon are in our basement bathroom as it’s easier to control the temperature. They’re a little more fragile until they sprout.🌱 The hope is once they sprout, they can be moved to the greenhouse. Making more room for even more watermelon plants to be planted. 🪏

02/04/2026

He may have waited until the last moment, but Owen utilized his snow days to complete the application for this. This is a long application process including essays and budget information regarding his farm stand.
Congratulations, Owen!

10/19/2025

Officially closed for the season!

Thanks to all who supported Owen this year!

10/13/2025

Starting now, Owen is having a BOGO sale on everything!

Buy one, get one FREE!

Owen has a lot still available! There’s a few mom has her eye on. If they don’t sell in the coming days, they are getting relocated to our porch!

Thank you for all that have supported Owen this season! If you could like and share this, he’d greatly appreciate that as well!

Mercer Market
101 N Polk St
Fort Branch IN

10/07/2025

🌼Mums!

What is pictured is what is available. Owen will not be getting more. To be completely transparent, the white mums are currently tied up as they did not like the rain in their current pot.

🍯Honey!

Currently one jar remains. Once it is gone, you’ll have to wait until at least spring to get some.

🎃Pumpkins!

There’s still a good variety left with the possibility of more being added.

Come see us!
Mercer Market
101 N Polk St
Fort Branch IN

*This is a self serve farm stand. If you need assistance, please let us know before your arrival and we will attempt to help you if we are available.

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101 N Polk Street
Fort Branch, IN
47648

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(812) 632-0095

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