The fifth annual Farmers Market Day at the Capitol will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the parking loop on the south side of the state Capitol.

There will be lunches available. Local musician Shawn Oban will perform.

The public event is sponsored by the North Dakota Department of Agriculture, the Council of State Employees, the North Dakota Cancer Coalition and A'viands.

Also, the 2009 edition of "Grown in North Dakota," the state's guide to farmers markets and producers, is now available from the North Dakota Department of Agriculture.

Free copies of the guide can be obtained by contacting the North Dakota Department of Agriculture, 600 E. Boulevard Ave., Dept. 602, Bismarck, N.D. 58505-0020; phone, 800-242-7535; fax, 328-4567; or e-mail, ndda@;nd.gov. Copies also will be available at libraries, local chambers of commerce and county extension offices.