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Helping Needy People in Cary Buy Farm Fresh Food

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There are a lot more hungry families in Cary and vicinity than you may think, and the numbers are climbing. In June, 31,090 households in Wake County received Food & Nutrition Services (FNS) benefits, with 68,116 individuals receiving benefits that month, according to the North Carolina Division of Social Services. Also in June, 2,737 new applications were submitted for FNS benefits.

Opening Day: Cary Farmers Markets

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Cary, NC – The air was mild and sweet for opening day of Cary’s two Farmers Markets. Yes, we are a rich town, with fresh-from-the-farm produce on sale in two locations every Saturday from April until November.

Western Wake Farmer’s Market Celebrates End of Inaugural Season

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By Michele McKinley Cary, N.C.  With a chill in the air the Western Wake Farmers’ Market (WWFM) ended the 2009 season on Saturday November 21. Market Manager Kim Hunter rang the closing bell.  The workers, organizers, vendors and entertainers enjoyed a short celebration of the inaugural year’s success. What had begun as a seedling of an idea [...]

Editor’s Journal: Pictures Around Town

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Everything can’t be a post. That’s why we have Editor’s Journal. It’s where we stuff in the extras that don’t quite fit elsewhere. Davis the High Horse As reader Bob Hickey correctly answered on Facebook, a new sculpture is gracing our fair town. Bob identified the location as the corner of Davis Drive and High [...]

WWFM Fall Craft Festival and Thanksgiving Food Drive

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Thanksgiving Food Drive at the Farmer’s Market to benefit the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle.   Start your holiday shopping at the Fall Craft Festival at the Western Wake Farmers’ Market on Sat., Nov. 7 from 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. at Carpenter Village Marketplace, 1226 Morrisville Carpenter Rd. in Cary. Shoppers are encouraged to bring canned goods and [...]

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