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Fresh produce is sold every Saturday morning from 7:00 am to 1:00 pm, from June to November 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 began with spinach, lettuce and even strawberries and later includes 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 and her mother, Sue, coordinate the two markets. Click here for a 90-second video of the Market set to Spanish music. Click here for other pictures of the Kennedy Market. Click here for other farmers' market locations. For more information, contact Partners Market Coordinator Annemarie Holly at 508-679-0922..

(Top row, left) Linda Rock of Fall River uses one of her senior farmers' market coupons to purchase produce from Anthony Coutinho of Coutinho Orchards in Berkely, MA. (Top row, right) Carmen Penalosa purchases some tomatoes from Dennys Mejih of El Salvador. (Row two) Carlos Pavao purchases a half-bushel of tomatoes from Dennys and walks to his car with friend Irene Alves. (Row three, left) Andrew and Rina Ferreira purchase vegetables on the recommendation of her diabetes nurse, Rose Marie Couto, at Saint Anne's Hospital. (Row three, center) Pickled peppers and onions from Medeiros in Dighton are for sale. (Row three, right) Alfred Soares and Joe Cordeiro of the Back to Nature Farm in Swansea greet customers at their table. (Bottom row) Melanie Cherifi purchases some tomatoes for her children from Walter Siemlaski of Westport

 

 

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