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Strawberries will take center stage at the State Farmer's Market on Thursday. 

Strawberries will take center stage at the <a href="https://www.wral.com/entertainment/out_and_about/venue/9807270/">State Farmer's Market</a> on Thursday.

The market will be celebrating National Strawberry Month this week with free samples of a strawberry dessert and recipes. Children can even get their photo taken with "Suzy the Strawberry." 

And the best part of Strawberry Day is the fresh, local strawberries available for sale. 

If you have a great strawberry dessert, you can enter it and maybe win $100! <a href="http://www.ncagr.gov/markets/facilities/markets/raleigh/Strawberry%20Dessert%20Contest%20Flyer.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">See the official contest rules</a>

The celebration beings at 11 a.m. and ends at 1 p.m. 

If you need some recipe ideas after buying those strawberries, check out these recipes from the <a href="https://www.wral.com/lifestyles/healthyrecipes/">Local Dish.</a>

Brian Shrader and Lisa Prince, with the state agriculture department, make strawberry tart in this week's "Local Dish."

Local Dish: Strawberry Tart

Brian Shrader and Lisa Prince, with the state agriculture department, make strawberry spinach salad in this week's "Local Dish."

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Brian Shrader and Lisa Prince make a Chocolate-Strawberry Tart in this week’s Local Dish. 

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Brian Shrader and Lisa Prince, with the state agriculture department, make strawberry bruschetta in this week's Local Dish.

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