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Farmers from page Al Trade streets. The market, which is operated by the City of Winston-Salem, operates at the Dixie Classic Fairgrounds on Saturdays. Fans of the markets say the reasons behind the fresh produce craze is simple. They say that the stuff grown by locals and picked fresh from local farms sim ply tastes better than items bought from mega-chain grocery stores. 'This is just in my blood because 1 grew up eating from my grandmother's gar den and my mother, she liter ally preached to us about how good fresh vegetables are," said Deborah Battle of Advance, one of many peo ple shopping at the Downtown Farmer's Market on Tuesday. Taste isn't the only bene fit. Proponents of locally grown produce also point out that crops from local farmers have a short shelf life from the field to the plate, which means they are fresher and have much less of a chance of contamina tion. Recent e-coli outbreaks involving produce have also Photo by Lay la Farmer Courtney Taylor ( center , squatting) brings participants of her Discovering Downtown camp to the farmers market every week. sent many Americans to their local farmers markets. Energy conservationists also point out that buying local produce reduces emissions because they don't have to be transported over long dis tances, and waste, since there is no need to package local ly-grown crops. Reedy Creek native Virginia Craver is among those who come to the downtown market to sell produce and freshly-baked bread. Craver spends much of her time at the market talk ing with customers about the foods she sells and where it comes from. She assures them that there are no addi tives, plant steroids or other tricks used by mass produc ers, only Mother Nature's goodness. "It was grown in dirt," she assures her customers. Craver lost her husband of 56 years. Bill, last December. She has contin ued the tradition they started of selling items at the mar ket. C raver, who is retired from AT&T, believes it is important to support farmers in the local area. "If this country don't promote the farmer and help the farmer stay alive, we're all going hungry," pointed out the great-grandmother of five. Battle is one of Craver's regulars. The items she buys from Craver and the other farmers quickly end up on her dining room table. Battle says the first meal she ever served to her husband Paul was made up of vegeta bles from her mother's gar den. After 25 years of mar riage^he two still dine on all-vegetable meals often, she said. "My husband grew up on fresh vegetables as well so we share that love of fresh vegetables," she remarked. "You get a lot more flavor and probably more nutrients. Cucumbers, everything has a better taste." Courtney Taylor, the founder of Positive Image Performing Arts (PIPA), brings the youngsters from her Discovering Downtown summer camp to the Downtown Fanner's Market to shop every Tuesday. "A lot of them don't have a lot of experience with organic food or meeting actual farmers," Taylor explained. "It gives them an opportunity to support these farmers that work hard and it also gives them a way of purchasing healthy foods." The weekly Farmer's Market visit has become a favorite of the participants of the camp, which is now in its sixth year, Taylor said. She makes a point of trying to purchase her own produce from the market as much as possible, too. "The taste is oeuer ana you don't have to worry about the pesticides as much, and the people are nice," she commented. Though she doesn't cook as often as she did when her husband was alive, Craver often enjoys produce from the farmer's market in her own kitchen. She says noth ing beats the taste of home grown produce. "It's a huge difference. You actually look forward to that taste," she declared. "You know that summer time's here when you taste the fresh vegetables." You can't take a superhero to just any hospital. As you may have noticed, children are not adults. That's why they need care designed just for them. The completely new state of-the-art Emergency Department at Brenner Children's Hospital has been built entirely around the unique needs of children. It's the only Emergency Department in this area that treats children exclusively. Brenner is the only Level I Pediatric Trauma Center in the state and is strengthened by the research and advocacy of the Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma. When it comes to your child's health, trust the specialists who understand that being small is a big deal. Visit BrennerChildrens.org/ED to take a virtual tour of our new Emergency Department. And to schedule an appointment with one of our physicians, call 336-7 16- WAKE. 336-716-WAKE I 888-716-WAKE I BRENNERCHILDRENS.ORG/ED Wake Forest" Baptist Health Brenner Childreris Hospital
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