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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Michael Loria

Farmers market-on-wheels brings the farm stand to Garfield Park seniors

Nona Ethington (from left), Sam Taylor and Angela Taylor on Tuesday with their farmers market-on-wheels at the Fulton Street Flower and Vegetable Garden. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)

For years, green-thumbed West Siders have been trying to turn food deserts into oases for fresh produce by growing their own fare in community gardens that can be sold at neighborhood farmers markets.

Now, they’re going the extra mile to make sure it reaches residents who struggle to make a trip to the market by bringing the produce to them — a farmers market-on-wheels.

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