Despite weather, labor challenges, sweet corn is still king for area farmers

A sign advertises sweet corn at Windy Heights Farm Market in East Huntingdon.

Shelia Zimmerman pulls out a bag of corn to refill the supply of sweet corn Windy Heights Farm Market in East Huntingdon. Some customers came early to get to the corn as soon as the store opened.

Ed Waszak, a customer, talks to the workers while he picks out sweet corn at Windy Heights Farm Market in East Huntingdon. Waszak, like many others, is a regular customer at the market.

Dave Ballew fills up numerous plastic bags with corn. He bought six bags of the vegetable from the Windy Heights Farm Market in East Huntingdon.

Many individuals came to Windy Heights Farm Market in East Huntingdon to buy sweet corn.

Customer Elmer Reamer looks through the corn at Windy Heights Farm Market in East Huntingdon before putting it into a plastic bag to take home.

Cashier Shelia Zimmerman fills bags with sweet corn and holds it for a customer at Windy Heights Farm Market in East Huntingdon.

A customer looks at the other products at Windy Heights Farm Market in East Huntingdon after loading a bag with sweet corn.

Customer Cindy Bird glances at tomatoes before purchasing her bag of sweet corn at Windy Heights Farm Market in East Huntingdon. “They have the best corn in the state,” Bird said.

Dave Ballew loads his truck with the sweet corn he bought at Windy Heights Farm Market in East Huntingdon.

Windy Heights Farm Market cashier Shelia Zimmerman assists Cindy Seighman at the front of the store Friday morning. Seighman bought two bags of sweet corn from the East Huntingdon store to take home with her.