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Despite Flooding, 38th and Meridian Farmers' Market Vendors Continue to Provide Safe and Delicious Produce

INDIANAPOLIS - Currently, the produce sold at our market comes from areas that have not experienced the recent flooding. Health concerns about produce provided at the market are unwarranted. While some of our produce will eventually come from areas that were washed out, they were not affected by city sewers or rivers out of their bank. Most of their crops were simply water logged and unable to recover from so much rain. For some market vendors it will be too late to replant some cool weather crops and those vendors will make efforts to replant traditional vegetables that still have a chance to net a crop before the end of the summer. The days of summer will continue to get shorter, which will make it very difficult to ensure a strong recovery. However, there are plenty of other local sources for our vendors to bring their fresh produce from and we will not have a shortage of fresh and safe fruits and vegetables at 38th and Meridian.

We would like to thank the following vendors for participating in the 38th and Meridian Farmers' Market:

Yeager Farms Produce, LLC
2 Cousins Baking
Viking Lamb
The Market Connection
Hillsdale Co., Inc
Jackson Family Farms
J.T.'s Bees
Whipker Market
Your Neighbor's Garden
Fields' Farm Fresh
Wild's Apple Farm
Phil Roth
Perk Up
Balanced Harvest Farm

Creative Workshop
Oliver Lewis Riblets
Dale Fields
Stuckwish Farms
The Candle Lab

Nationally-recognized Speaker Visits

North United Methodist Church

INDIANAPOLIS - Nationally-recognized speaker Tony Campolo addressed the congregation of North United Methodist Church (3808 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis) on April 27, 2008, at the 8:30 a.m. service. Dr. Campolo has guest stared on the Colbert Report Nightline Crossfire, Politically Incorrect, the Charlie Rose Show, Larry King Live, CNN Dayside, CNN News, and MSNBC News. Founder and President of the Evangelical Association for the Promotion of Education (EAPE), Dr. Campolo has worked to create, nurture, and support programs for at-risk children in cities across north America and has helped establish schools and universities in several developing countries. He has authored 35 books.

Special Guest Shares Experience with

North United Methodist Church

INDIANAPOLIS - Special Guest Joseph Okuya shared powerful life experiences with the congregation at North United Methodist Church at the 10 a.m. service on April 27, 2008. As Director for the Umoja Project, Okuyahas worked tirelessly for the children and vulnerable households in rural western Kenya. He is motivated by his strong Seventh Day Adventist faith as well as his own difficult story of growing up without much adult support. As a child, Joseph had to rely upon the generosity of others to stay fed, housed, and continue his education. He believes that helping other children is the way he repays the trust invested in him many years ago.