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Look who won free veggies!

Posted: Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009

Congrats to Tanesha Hickman, who won a big box of veggies and fruits from Center City Green Markets, and to Helena LaGarde, who won the small box! Tanesha said the trick to getting her kids to eat veggies is cheese: "The more cheddar the better, she says!" And Helena got her son to eat broccoli by telling him there were owls hiding in the "trees" and he had to eat them before their "who, who's" woke up everyone. Very cute!

Check out the Center City Green Market, an urban farmer's market that operates at the Plazas at Trade and Tryon in uptown, about their Urban Produce Boxes. The UPB comes in both a large and small size and is filled with in-season, local produce that was literally in the ground the day before it arrives at the Market on Wednesday. It's become a popular seller with moms around town, who want to feed their family healthy fare.

The folks at the Market are giving a way a free large box (worth $30) and small box (worth $17.50). Here is a sample of what's available for this coming week:

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