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| SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE | Telephone (803) 734-2210 | |||||
| D. LESLIE TINDAL, COMMISSIONER | Becky Walton, Director of Public Information | |||||
| P.O. Box 11280, Columbia, South Carolina 29211 | bwalton@scda.state.sc.us | |||||
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 15, 2002
Greenville State Farmers Market and Roadside Stands give folks a taste of summer
GREENVILLE---If there was ever a good time to go to the local farmers markets and roadside stands for homegrown fruits and vegetables, this is it.
"This is the peak of the season for availability, variety, quality, and price," said Jack Watson, Market Manager at the Greenville Farmer’s Market.
Blueberries and blackberries are in season now, as are freestone peaches -- the late summer varieties that fall right off the seed. Sweet corn and tomatoes are being harvested now until first frost.
"I get up at five in the morning, have corn in my truck by six, and it’s so fresh and tastes so good…it just makes you want to cry," said Marvin Robertson, a farmer at the Greenville Farmer’s Market. "It’s fresh. That’s the whole point."
Watermelons and cantaloupes add a familiar aroma to local open-air markets. Other South Carolina vegetables, such as bell peppers, pole beans, half runners, okra, squash, and cucumbers are in season.
For more information on area roadside markets and the Greenville Farmer’s Market, please contact Amy Forrest, Upstate Marketing Specialist, 864-268-3779.