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LINCOLN-The Lincoln Memorial
Hospital Market will open for its tenth season on Saturday, May 17,
on the Logan County Fairgrounds and run through Sept. 20. Sponsored
by the Lincoln Memorial Foundation, the indoor event is a
“producer-only” farmers market, which means vendors sell only what
they have grown or produced themselves.
Vendors at The LMH Market offer fruits, vegetables, eggs, poultry,
baked goods, honey and more. Shoppers enrolled in the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which provides assistance to
supplement the grocery budgets of families in need, may use a Link
card to purchase food at the farmers market. The Market offers SNAP
matching for Link card holders, and the match is tripled every third
Saturday.
Other offerings at The LMH Market
include free health screenings on the second and fourth Saturdays of
each month. The Power of Produce (POP) Club provides activities for
children from 5 to 12 years old to engage them in the local food
system with educational games and demonstrations, conversations with
farmers and exposure to fruits and vegetables.
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Attendees will
also find a “Local Roots” booth that provides an opportunity for
vendors who are not producer-only, but who have a local
connection and a quality product to share with customers.
The LMH Market is presented by the
Lincoln Memorial Foundation and promotes health and wellness through
fresh food and health-focused programs. For more information about
The Market, visit memorial.health/the-lmh-market or like The LMH
Market on Facebook.
[Anne Davis] |
