The first day of the Campus Farmers Market was a success according to the market’s manager Ariel Fugate, though the sophomore in fisheries and wildlife said a minor hiccup early in the day had her concerned.

“The meat vendor [Mae Farm] was late,” Fugate said.

Suzanne Jones, one of the owners of Mae Farm, said she was running late and didn’t have time to pack the goat meat, but many vendors said they met or exceeded their initial goals.

She described the traffic at her booth as steady and said she brought in more money than she expected.

“People are definitely interested,” Jones said.

Jones said she sold out of her milk, butter and heat-and-serve barbeque.

Mae Farm is located in Louisburg and is owned and operated by Jones, her husband Mike and their three children.

She said the family’s goal is to have the best tasting meat that is the most humanely raised. “We are in the highest tier of animal compassion, our animals are antibiotic free and have no additional growth hormone,” Jones said.

Jason Stegall of Southport Seafood Company reported selling about 25 pounds of seafood, and sold out of shrimp completely.

“I would call today a success, I met all of my goals,” Stegall said.

Southport Seafood Company is based in Raleigh and imports fish from all over North Carolina, with the majority of the fish coming from Southport, N.C., according to Stegall.

“We deal with the fishermen directly so we know who caught the fish,” he said.

Stegall admitted that his prices are a little higher than what you will find in the grocery store, but his fish has far superior quality as all the fishermen return to land at the end of the day as opposed to fishermen who catch for grocery stores and stay out for weeks at a time.

Helen Wise of Wise farms said she sold all 100 pounds of grapes she and her son brought with them.

“We didn’t really know what to bring,” Wise said. “We had a good turnout; a lot of people want us to come here every day.”

Wise Farms in owned and operated in Mt. Olive, N.C., in Wayne County.

According to Wise, the farm consists of 100 acres.

Fugate said she had very positive feedback from faculty and students.

“The faculty came up to me and told me as long as the market is here, they will come to it,” she said.

Fugate said the biggest question she got from students was how they are supposed to carry the cold cuts around. “They are really excited,” she said.

Fugate also said she enjoyed seeing students meeting and interacting with the vendors.

“Most students haven’t ever talked to the people who grow their food, so it’s really cool to watch the students as they interact with the farmers,” she said.