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Posted Friday, September 3, 2010

Squash, peaches, peas selling

Markets still have squash, peaches as well as field peas, green beans, okra and beets for sale.

Shoppers can find new cabbage

Some growers have pumpkins available for sale while others will have theirs shortly.
Freshly-picked cabbage is available at markets and produce stands in the area. Also, leafy greens are available now.

Leaf lettuce available at markets

Markets have fresh leaf lettuces available  Visit B&H Produce of Suffolk,
http://bandhproduce.synthasite.com/
 to order lettuce and other items online.

Markets have fresh tomatoes

Sweet potatoes continue to sell

Markets have sweet potatoes. October through December is the peak season for North Carolina commercial sweet potato harvests, making their availability here year round. Shoppers can also find white and red potatoes.

Calif. Spring Trials dates revised

DOWNERS GROVE, IL. The hosts of the California Spring Trials met during the recent 2010 OFA Short Course in Columbus, Ohio, and are pleased to announce the revised dates for the 2011 California Spring Trials.

The new dates chosen for 2011 are Saturday, March 26, through Friday, April 1.

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More cucumbers on the way

Growers in North Carolina and some areas of Virginia  will have a second season of cucumbers from mid-September to mid-November.
Area markets have fresh, vine-ripened tomatoes as well as greenhouse grown ones.

N.C. Mountain Fair opens Sept. 10

FLETCHER – The N.C. Mountain State Fair opens in a week with something for everyone to see and do.

There will be free entertainment throughout the fairgrounds. Two dog shows will entertain visitors.

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Locally-grown peanuts are available at most area markets year round: boiled green peanuts, shelled and unshelled peanuts, raw and roasted in the shell as well as seasoned and sugar-coated.

Peanuts are always in season

Va. GoGreen Fest set for Sept. 11

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Fresh cantaloupes still available

A number of markets report they have fresh cantaloupes and other melons for sale.

Virginia and North Carolina apple season has begun, and fresh apples from the different regions’ growers can be found at markets and pick-your-own orchards.

Area apple harvests have begun

Still time for N.C. fair ticket deals

FLETCHER, North Carolina -- Seems like everyone is looking for ways to stretch their money these days. The N.C. Mountain State Fair has a number of extra-value admission and ride deals to help fairgoers get the biggest bang for their buck.

Buy your admission and ride tickets in advance to save.

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The fifth annual Virginia GoGreen Garden Festival will be held Saturday, Sept. 11, at the Science Museum of Virginia, 2500 W. Broad St. in Richmond, Va., and is sponsored by the Va. Green Industry Council.

As the watermelon season continues, many markets have a variety of seedless, seeded and smaller-size melons for sale.  

Watermelons selling at markets

Save 10% now.

Use coupon code “Grower10.”