Thursday, July 29, 2010

[033] Fruit, Veggies Offered Friday at MTSU Student Farmers' Market

Release date: July 29, 2010


News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-5616 or jweiler@mtsu.edu
School of Agribusiness/Agriscience contact: Dr. Nate Phillips, 615-494-8985
or nphillip@mtsu.edu

Fruit, Veggies Offered Friday at MTSU Student Farmers’ Market

(MURFREESBORO) — The weekly student farmers’ market will be held again from 1 until 3 p.m. Friday at the MTSU Horticulture Center on Blue Raider Drive near Greenland Drive.
Items available include yellow squash, crookneck squash, onions, sweet corn, zucchini, eggplant, tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers, Anaheim peppers, jalapeno peppers, Hungarian hot wax peppers, purple hull peas, watermelons and snap beans.
Sale organizers suggest people arrive early to get the best selection.
Also, landscape plants will be available, including Knockout roses, boxwoods, forsythia, several different Spireas, Baptisia, Penstemons, Sedums, Sand Cherry, Blue Pacific junipers, hostas, daylilies, monkey grass and more. Gallon-size plants are on sale for only $3.
Proceeds from the sale are used to benefit students by helping maintain the MTSU Farm Laboratories and the Plant and Soil Science Club.

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Media welcomed.


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