Local farms sell fresh produce
Coll Walker owns Walker’s Roadside Stand, a Little Compton, R.I., farm stand revered in local food circles
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Walker, diagnosed with high cholesterol eight years ago, took advantage of his farm stand’s produce to change his diet for the better.
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A variety of lettuce waited to be planted on Coll Walker's farm.
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Student volunteers planted vegetables and flowers at a produce farm attached to Stonehill College in Easton.
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The “locavore’’ movement delivers fruits and vegetables richer in nutrients than those shipped from elsewhere.
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Bridget Meigs (second from left), says locally produced veggies and fruits are always better.
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“With anyone - especially people over 50 - there is a link between healthy fresh food and a healthy lifestyle,’’ said Meigs.
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Stonehill student Rich Valeri carried flower seedlings from the greenhouse out to the fields for planting.
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