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Fresh produce is sold every Saturday morning from 7:00 am to 1:00 pm, from June 5th to October 30th, at Kennedy Park in the City's South End. Farmers from Berkley, Dartmouth, Dighton, Rehoboth, Swansea and Westport bring their crops to Fall River's two farmers' markets, one at Kennedy Park and the other at Ruggles Park. The season has begun with spinach, lettuce and even strawberries and will soon include corn, tomatoes, beans, cucumbers, squash, cabbage, carrots, eggplant, potatoes, sweet potatoes, peppers, onions, melons, plums, watermelon, grapes, peaches, apples and much, much more. Rachel Goldsby coordinates the two markets, and, this year, is working with Healthy Market Coordinator Kristen Gunderson to bring more farmers and more customers to the markets. Click here for pictures of the Kennedy Market. Click here for the Healthy Neighborhood Market locations. For more information, contact Market Coordinator Kristen Gunderson at 508-324-7900.

 

(Top row, left) Lindsey Magan and Jessica Riccardi offer Tina Foley of Berkley a sample of a grilled apple cheese recipe at the University of Massachusetts Extension Nutrition Education Program table. (Top row, center) Lauren O'Flynn join Lindsey, Jessica and Jessica Turner for a group photo. (Top row, right) Lindsey and Lauren offer Mohbud Ahmad, his wife Marjia and their three-and-a-half-year-old daughter Ameera some of the apple cheese. (Middle row, left and center) The Ahmad family and Liza of Fall River request to have some of their EBT benefits exchanged for Farmers' Market Tokens with Healthy City Market Coordinator Kristen Gunderson. (Middle row, right) Manny Medeiros of Medeiros farm in Westport makes a sale with Tina Rebelo. (Bottom row, left and right) John Medeiros talks with customers, including Terry Bernier who uses a senior coupon to make a purchase. (Bottom row, center) Kennedy, Braydan and Emma Soares select pumpkins as their mother watches.

 

 

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