34 | November/December
•
2014
business
Photography
by
Byron
Jones
Paul's
Produce
of fayetteville
Family-owned market
offers fresh produce
year-round
By SaRa cooke
T
hirty years ago this past
June, paul and Betty Carter
opened a produce market in
Fayetteville. Their business
is thriving to this day.
is seemingly rash decision didn't quite come out of
the blue. Before becoming his own boss, Paul— the store's
namesake— spent several years hauling produce for larger
supermarket chains, to include Food Lion. When the couple
and Fayetteville area natives made the choice to open their
own store, they came prepared with the necessary skills and
knowledge, and just needed a location.
