Veterans Day cermony
addresses flag burning
and protests
BY TODD LUCK
THE CHRONICLE
During a time of divi
sibn and unrest, many
came together at Triad Park
in Kernersville to honor
those who've served on
Veterans Day.
The ceremony was held
at the park's Carolina Field
of Honor, which is the
largest veterans' memorial
on the East Coast. Ret. Lt.
Gen. Walter Ulmer
addressed a large crowd in
front of the memorial's 57
foot tall granite obelisk.
The 33-year Army veteran
talked about the honor, dis
cipline and sacrifice his
fellow veterans have made.
The ceremony took
place days after the divi
sive election of GOP presi
dential candidate Donald
Trump, which has resulted
in large protests around the
country (and smaller ones
in Winston-Salem), some
of which have turned vio
lent. Several have involved
burning the American flag,
which Ulmer said brought
a mix of feeling to veteran.
"I think perhaps the
overwhelming emotion is
one of sadness," said
Ulmer. "It is sadness for, in
many cases, well-meaning
people who have forgotten
that there are shameful
things in the world, that
there are things that you
can do but that there's a
sort of a higher conse
quence that says that you
must not do."
Ulmer continued by
saying if a country loses its
shame, it loses a part of its
soul. He said with the cur
rent unrest in the United
States and around the
world, it's possible to say
that "youth has gone to hell
in a hand basket." But he
said he's optimistic about
the next generation
because of the heroism of
young people fighting in
recent wars.
"America has the chal
lenge of getting itself
together and trying in the
long run to so educate our
people that there are no
shameful things done,"
said Ulmer. "Not that they
don't have the right to
explain and explode, but
perhaps if they were more
in tune with what they have
inherited, more under
standing of the reputation
of this unique institution,
the fact that they are part of
the longest sustained
Democracy in the history
of the world."
He said the country is
"still a project that's being
worked on" and that every
one has obligations to
things bigger than them
selves.
Many people are upset
over the election of Trump,
who was even rejected by
some in his own
Republican party. His rhet
oric, policies and actions
have been viewed by many
as racist, misogynistic and
bigoted. The Klu Klux
Klan and white nationalists
endorsed Trump, though he
did denounce both
endorsements.
Photo by Todd Luck
Veterans salute during a wreath presentation at the Fallen Soldier Statue at the
Carolina Field of Honor in KernersviUe's Triad Park on Veterans Day.
Urban Farm class brings new life to Liberty Market
BY TODD LUCK
THE CHRONICLE
Recent graduates from
the Urban Farm School are
using the Liberty Street
Market to sell vegetables
grown in Easr Winston.
The Liberty Street
Market is owned by the
city and was originally
envisioned as a farmers
and vendors market. It
closed after it failed to
attract costumers and ven
dors and has been available
to rent for events.
The recent class of the
Forsyth County
Cooperative Extension's
Urban Farm School used
the market to sell vegeta
bles they grew to the pub
lic. Mary Jac Brennan, a
horticulture and local
foods extension agent, said
that selling the crops there
has helped teach students
how to market their pro
duce.
''We know it was a
great resource for the com
munity," said Brennan.
"We want to try to help
enliven their development
there."
She said it's a chal
lenge to get farmers to go
there because it's not a
developed market with an
established customer base.
She's hoping their use of
the market will help
change that.
The crops were grown
on nearby Cleveland
Avenue in a small lot
owned by the city. The
Farm School uses the land
in partnership with the
Ministers' Conference of
Winston-Salem and
Vicinity, which has a com
munity garden there. Each
of the 10 students in the
class had their own garden
bed to grow a variety of
crops like lettuce, cabbage
and collard greens.
One of the students,
Curtis L. Mikes, said he
learned a lot about selling
vegetables at the market.
"It was definitely a
good experience to have
someone come out and
actually want to buy your
produce, and get compli
ments on it and tell you
how good you did," he
said. "That's the good feel
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Wilkes said he loves
gardening, which is a tradi
tion in his family. He also
runs the garden at Galilee
Missionary Baptist
Church. He said he learned
a lot from the class and
hopes to pass, that knowl
edge on to others to help in
the city's food deserts,
where fresh produce isn't
readily available.
The class held its grad
uation on Nov. 10, with a
pot luck feast that included
some vegetables from the
garden. It also featured
words from the graduates,
which at times were emo
tional, describing a close
knit class where students
became friends as well as
gardeners.
Courtney Mack, anoth
er student in the class, said
that though graduated, the
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Urban Farm School stu
dents sale produce at the
Liberty Street Market on
Oct. 29.
class plans to return to the
Liberty Street Market this
weekend to sell vegetables.
Their use of the Cleveland
Avenue garden will end
soon as the weather
changes for the winter, but
she said that the class is
looking for land so they
can continue gardening.
After they are able to start
growing again next year,
they plan to regularly
return to the Liberty Street
Market to sell their goods.
"We're not separating;
we're just getting started,"
said Mack about her class.
Urban Farm School
graduates at Liberty
Street Market
1591 N. Liberty St.
Saturday, Nov. 19
7 ajn.-3 p.m.
Photo by Todd Luck
The most recent class of the Forsyth County Cooperative Extension's Urban
Farm School graduated last week.
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