DALLAS - Fear is leading consumers to ask more questions when it comes to where the food they buy actually comes from. That concern has led f armers to go the extra mile to prove their produce is local.

The Dallas Farmers Market is personally guaranteeing their locally grown produce by inspecting farms and placing signs labeling produce that is grown in the area.

Tony Johns, with the Dallas Farmers Market, says about 20 percent of what’s offered at the market is grown locally. However, she said the market hopes to increase that number every year.

The rest of the produce at the market comes from around the world. Non-locally grown produce consists mostly of produce that doesn’t grow in Texas right now, including citrus, apples, strawberries and bananas.

While Johns said tough times have caused local farmers to cut back, she said she believes giving them sign status will make farmers want to grow more while encouraging consumers to buy more.

 As for tomatoes, which are on everybody’s mind after the salmonella scare, Canton farmer JT Lemely was selling them at the market Tuesday. He said they were just picked Monday. While he said chain stores have asked for them, he said he prefers to sell them at the market, which is where he has done business for more than 30 years.