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VISITMAGGIEVALLEYNC.COM. >>> WELCOME TO PHILIP'S FARMS. THE NEWEST AND GREATEST THING AT PHILIP'S FARMS IS OUR FARMER'S MARKET. WE ARE TRYING TO HELP OUT THE COMMUNITY. WE ARE GOING FOR SUPPORTING LOCAL. OUR LOCATION, WHICH IS SO GOOD, INSTEAD OF US HAVING A FARMER'S MARKET, WE WANT TO SPREAD IT THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. A LOT OF FOLKS HERE COULD USE OUR LOCATION TO EXPAND THEIR BUSINESSES. THAT'S WHERE THE IDEA CAME FROM. >> OUR FARMER'S MARKET IS MORE THAN JUST STOP IN AND BUY A FEW THINGS. IT'S A FUN TIME FOR FAMILIES TO COME OUT AND ENJOY THEMSELVES. >> WE'VE GOT FRESH MEATS, FRESH VEGETABLES, FRUITS, STRAWBERRIES, OTHER FARM STRAWBERRIES. KETTLE CORN, HONEY, SOAPS, PLANTS, FLOWERS, AND LANDSCAPING MATERIALS. EVEN AWESOME STUFF WE FOUND IN OUR BARN THAT PEOPLE USED TO DECORATE. IT'S JUST SO FAMILY ORIENTED OUT HERE. WE HAVE LIVE MUSIC. FOOD TRUCKS. WE HAVE ALL DIFFERENT SORTS OF ACTIVITIES. A POPULAR ONE IS OUR TRAIN. WE PULL BEHIND KIDS AND ADULTS, THEY CAN RIDE TOGETHER. THERE'S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE TO DO. THIS NEXT MONTH IS EXCITING WITH MOTHER'S DAY COMING AND EVERYTHING ELSE. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER FOOD TRUCK EVENT. WE'LL HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF OPTIONS FOR EVERYONE TO GET YOUR MOMMA SOME GOOD GIFTS. >> THAT'S OUR CORE VALUE, IS TO MAKE IT A DESTINATION PLACE FOR FAMILIES AND THEN TO HAVE A GREAT TIME AND CONTINUE TO COME YEAR TO YEAR. >> JUST SEEING SMALL BUSINESSES THRIVE. THAT'S REALLY WHAT OUR COMMUNITY AND NATION WAS BUILT ON. SMALL TIME FOLKS MAKING A RISK FOR EVERYTHING, AND RISKING IT ALL AND BEING SUCCESSFUL. >> WE AS A COMMUNITY, WITH WHAT WE HAVE GOING ON, CAN REALLY GET BACK OUT THERE AND GET OUR BUSINESSES BACK AND GET THEM ROLLING AGAIN. I THINK THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO SEE. AND LITERALLY, A BREATH OF FRESH AIR OUT HERE. OUR WEBSITE IS PHILIPSFARMDISTILLERY.COM. IF YOU SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER, WE UPDATE WITH WHAT'S GOING ON. WHAT WE WILL OFFER THAT PARTICULAR WEEKEND. SO COME OUT AND SEE US AT THE

The Farmers Market at Phillips Farms of Cary

Dan Pike with the Downtown Cary Farmers Market explains how families can eat nutritious homemade meals for less.

THE ARTIST HAS DONE OTHER POPULAR MURALS IN THE TRIANGLE AREA. WE SHOULD BE FINISHED WITHIN A MONTH. YOU CAN FIND THE FULL STORY ON WRAL.COM. >>> THE CARY DOWNTOWN FARMERS MARKET IS NOW OPEN AND ACCEPTING VOUCHERS . THERE IS AN ADDED BONUS THIS TIME AROUND. TELLING US MORE IS DAN FROM THE CARY DOWNTOWN FARMERS MARKET. IN  JUNE, THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION AND BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD ANNOUNCED MINI GRANTS WOULD BE AWARDED AND YOU WERE ACCEPTED. WHERE CAN WE SEE THE MONEY GOING FOR THESE FOLKS? >> FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JEFF, FOR HAVING US TO TELL YOU AND THE VIEWERS ABOUT OUR EXCITING NEW PROGRAM THAT WE WOULD BE RUNNING THIS SUMMER AT THE DOWNTOWN CARY FARMER'S MARKET. YES, IN JANUARY,  WE WERE ONE OF THE PROGRAMS TO BE AWARDED OF MINI GRANT FROM THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION AND BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD OF NORTH CAROLINA. THIS BUILDING, ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FROM UNC HEALTH, WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE RECIPIENTS WITH AN ADDITIONAL $30 IN TOKENS TO BUY EVEN MORE FOOD AND VEGETABLES THAT THE MARKET. ALL PEOPLE HAVE TO DO WHEN THE PROGRAM IS IN PLACES STOP BY THE CARY DOWNTOWN FARMERS MARKET INFORMATION BOOTH AND LET THE STAFF KNOW YOU ARE USING YOUR OR SENIOR FARMER'S MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM VOUCHERS, AND WE WILL PROVIDE THEM WITH UP TO AN ADDITIONAL $30 TO BE USED AT SEVERAL OF THE STANDS . >> WHAT ARE THE INDICATORS THIS PROGRAM IS MORE NECESSARY NOW THAN EVER? >> IT IS SAD. MANY FOOD RECIPIENTS ARE FOOD INSECURE WHICH MEANS THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD, WE REALLY HOPE OUR PROGRAM IS ABLE TO HELP OUR NEIGHBORS STRETCH THEIR FOOD BUDGET A LITTLE BIT FURTHER AND ENJOY THE HEALTHY LOCAL PRODUCE AT OUR MARKET. WE ARE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH SEVERAL LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS  LIKE THE CARY

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Nonprofit coffee business that supports jobs for people with developmental disabilities, like down syndrome, reopens after coronavirus on Friday. 

IT TOOK THREE SURGERIES TO SEPARATE THEM.>>> NOW, A WRAL MORNING ORIGINAL, NEW REPORTING FIRST AT 6. >>  A NONPROFIT COFFEE BUSINESS IS BACK ON HIS FEET AFTER COVID- 19 SHUTDOWNS ON THE EMPLOYEES ARE VERY EXCITED. WE EXPLAIN HOW THEY ARE EVEN EXPANDING.>> Reporter: TWO YEARS AGO, 321 COFFEE BEGAN WITH FUNDRAISING EVENTS. THE BUSINESS EMPLOYEES ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND DOWN SYNDROME. THEY WERE EXCITED TO OPEN UP THE SMALL SPACE OF THE STATE FARMERS MARKET WITH HOPES OF EXPANDING.>>  AND THEN COVID-19 CAME AND EVERYTHING  TURNED ON ITS HEAD. >> Reporter: MANY EMPLOYEES ARE AT HIGH RISK FOR COVID-19 SO 321 CLOSE DOWN TEMPORARILY  AND A NEIGHBORING SHOP CLOSE PERMANENTLY WHICH GAVE 321, MORE ELBOW ROOM.>> I DON'T KNOW IF WE WOULD HAVE COME ACROSS IT IF IT WAS NOT FOR THE PANDEMIC. WE ARE REALLY EXCITED >> Reporter: THE DESIGNER DONATED A NEW VIBE. >> WE WANTED THE PLACE FOR THEM TO SIT TO TALK AND ENGAGE.>> Reporter: WE HAVE THEM RESTING THEIR OWN BEANS NOW. >> THIS IS GREAT FOR US.>> WE WANT TO MAKE THE COMMUNITY HAPPY.>> Reporter: THE TEAM STAYED CONNECTED BUT SOPHIE WONDERED IF THEY WOULD EVER GET BACK TO COFFEE.>> I AM GLAD IS UP AND RUNNING AND I GET TO WORK WITH MY FRIENDS. >> Reporter: OR THAN ANYONE ELSE, THEY MISS THE EXCITEMENT.>> INTERACTING MORE WITH THE COMMUNITY IS WHAT 321 IS ALL ABOUT, ANYWAY.>>

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Once a roadside fruit stand with an honor system, one Durham produce market celebrates it's 50th birthday this year.


>> COME AND SEE A MOVIE AT THE OUTDOOR THEATER. >> GO OUT AND ABOUT. >> WELCOME TO PERKINS ORCHARDS. THE OLDEST MARKET FROM 1970 AND CELEBRATING OUR 50th SEASON. A UNIQUE PLACE AND A FEW FARMER'S MARKET FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED. WE ARE ONE OF THE FEW MARKETS OPENED EVERY DAY FROM NINE IN THE MORNING TO LATE AT NIGHT AND HAVE PRODUCE FROM HUNDREDS OF FARMERS FROM SOUTH CAROLINA AND 12 OTHER STATES AND REGIONS ACROSS THE WORLD WHERE WE CAN'T GET IT GROWN HERE. MY GRANDFATHER STARTED THIS IN 1970 AS ROADSIDE FRUIT STAND AND ONE OF THE FIRST STRUCTURES IN SOUTH DURHAM AND HONOR SYSTEM. YEAR AFTER YEAR THE FRUIT STAND IMPROVED AND I SAW INTEREST IN IT. WHEN HE WAS GOING TO ESSENTIALLY RETIRE FROM IT AND TEAR IT DOWN I STARTED TO WRITE CHECKS AND DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS WITH CUSTOMERS AND OVER TIME IT GREW AND THE COMMUNITY RALLIED AROUND THE BUSINESS AND WHEN I GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN 2012 AND TORE DOWN THE ORIGINAL FRUIT STAND AND MOVED TO THE WOODED LAND BEHIND THE HOUSE. IT IS TRULY A MANIFESTATION OF THE FARMERS THAT SUPPORT THE BUSINESS AND THAT BRING IN THE PRODUCTS AND WHEN IT IS NOT USEFUL TO PICK IT UP OURSELVES. THE AVERAGE CONSUMER THAT WANTS HIGH QUALITY PRODUCE AT ANY GIVEN TIME. >> WE ARE KNOWN FOR THE $20 BAG. IN THIS BAG IS A BAG FILLED TO THE BRIM WITH ANYTHING ON THE PRODUCE SHELVES. BESIDES THAT ANYTHING YOU SEE IS FAIR GAME. PEOPLE THAT LOVE TO DO THIS AND JUST FILL IT UP WITH AS MUCH AS THEY CAN FOR 20 BUCKS AND A FREE ITEM SO WE DON'T NICKEL AND DIME OUR CUSTOMERS. >> THE ANALYTICS ON THE POINT OF SALES SYSTEM PAYS THE DISTRIBUTORS TO DO WHAT WE SELL AND MADE US A WHOLE SALE BUYER. EVERY YEAR EIGHT MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR WE ARE PAYING A MILLION DOLLARS FOR PURCHASES. MY FARM IS NORTH OF HILLSBOROUGH. WE RAISE ALL OF OUR PRODUCE AND DO OUR BREEDING AND WE HAVE THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF PRODUCE AND WE PUT THE FLAVOR IN AND IT COMES OUT AND OUR BEST SELLING ITEM IS OUR BARBECUE HICKORY SMOKE. THE EASTERN STYLE THAT NORTH CAROLINA IS WORLD-FAMOUS FOR. BRINGING THESE FARMERS TOGETHER IN SUCH A CENTRAL HUB AND RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD WE WORK FOR THE COUNTY, CITY AND STATE AS THE AREA GREW TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS PLACE IS PRESERVED BOUGH WE ARE PROVIDING A SERVICE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND WE ARE OWNER DAY NINE TO EIGHT. WE HAVE A WEBSITE PERKINSORCHARDS.COM AND WE HAVE A LARGE FOLLOWING ON FACEBOOK AND OUR INSTAGRAM PAGE. JUST SEARCH PERKINS ORCHARDS AND YOU CAN STAY UPDATED ON PRODUCE THAT COMES IN ON A DAILY BASIS AND THE GIVE AWAYS WE HAVE. WE ARE CONVENIENTLY LOCATED ONE MILE OFF OF I-40 AND ONE MILE FROM HIGHWAY 54 AND 55 AND IN DURHAM. WE LOVE TO HAVE YOU EVERY DAY.

Perkins Orchard celebrates 50 years in business

More than a thousand people came out to support black farmers and business owners in Raleigh. This was the first time that the Black Farmers' Market has taken place in Raleigh, after five years in Durham. The Black Farmer's Market can be found on the second Sunday of the month in Durham and the fourth Sunday of the month in Raleigh.

THAT TIES JEFF JORDAN FOR ALL TIME CUP SERIES WINNER AT POCONO. >>> THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE CAME OUT TO SUPPORT BLACK FARMERS AND BUSINESS OWNERS IN RALEIGH. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE BLACK FARMERS MARKET HAS TAKEN PLACE IN RALEIGH AFTER FIVE YEARS IN DURHAM. 2 HAD VENDORS OFFER PRECPRODUCE AND PRODUCTS TO SHOPPERS. YOU CAN FIND THE MARKET ON THE SECOND SUNDAY OF THE MONTH IN