“Maybe half right now. We buy a lot of it at the Merc and some here. Of course it's a lot easier to buy locally this time of year.”

— Michael Dunlap, teacher, Lawrence

“I'd say maybe 25 percent. I like to buy locally as much as possible, but I am a college student, so I have to make sure that I can afford to feed myself in general.”

— Beth Ruhl, Kansas University junior, Lawrence

“Maybe 10 percent throughout the year, but that increases as different types of produce come into season. I only live about a block away, so it's really convenient.”

— Keith Rogers, retired, Lawrence

“I'm just visiting, but since I've been here it's probably about 30 percent between the Merc and Farmer's Market, which is much more than back home.”

— Erica Zabusky, mother, Hamburg, Germany