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Produce, Arts and More at the Fayetteville Farmers��� Market by KAREN POPPELE Ah, spring, with its bright, sunny days, buds and blossoms, gardens and festivals Also located on the grounds of the museum is the City Market, now in its ��� and for area locavores, foodies and residents who enjoy fresh, locally grown second year. Daws explained that while the focus of the farmers market is on farm foods and original crafts ��� the ramping up of activity at the Fayetteville Farmers products, the City Market���s emphasis is on art and original craft-type materials.��� Market and City Market in downtown Fayetteville. He noted that all vendors are vetted. The Fayetteville Farmers Market operates on a year-round basis from 3-6 p.m. ���As far as the crafters,��� said Daws, ���we want original work. It���s not a ���ea on Wednesdays and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturdays on the market.��� grounds of the Fayetteville Area Transportation and Local Daws also stressed that along with the space to grow is History Museum at 325 Franklin St. People may purchase ample space for visitors to park. seasonal fruits and vegetables, eggs, honey and other farm ���Half a block from us is the brand-new parking deck,��� products as well as candles, jewelry, plants and ���owers, Daws said. pottery, soap, tea and more. But every April, the market The deck rate is just .50/hour until 5 p.m., Mondaykicks-off the new growing season, and Bruce Daws, Friday. Additionally, free hourly parking is available historic properties manager for the City of Fayetteville, around the museum on Maxwell and Franklin Streets, hopes this market season sees even greater growth in the in front of Pennmark Place Townhouses on Ray Avenue size of both the market and its offerings. and in unnumbered spaces behind the townhouses, as ���This will be the market���s third year coming up at the well as at the two-hour parking lot on the Russell Street transportation museum,��� said Daws. ���We are working to side of the museum. Neither the hourly or paid parking is build. We are recruiting vendors. We want it to become, enforced after 5 p.m. and on weekends. The Fayetteville Farmers Market, located at the especially on Saturday, a destination for people not just to Transportation Museum is open every Wednesday Want to sell your agricultural products or crafts at the come and buy produce or a piece of art and leave, but also and Saturday morning. markets? Daws encourages prospective vendors to stop by to come and stay. the museum and pick up an application. ���We���re adding more so people have the opportunity to eat. From time to ���We are growing all the time, and we are recruiting vendors,��� he said. time, we���ll have a band playing or music or some other activity on the grounds,��� Please note that, according to the Fayetteville Farmers Market website, www. continued Daws. ���We���re trying to make it more of a destination for people to thefayettevillefarmersmarket.com, anyone who wishes to sell prepared foods, come and just hang out.��� baked goods, canned goods, meat, poultry, eggs, seafood or dairy must meet And Daws notes that the museum has plenty of space to ���grow the market.��� North Carolina Department of Agriculture regulations. ���The vision for the market is to wrap it all the way around the museum. We���ve If you want to sell arts, crafts or antiques only, contact Amanda got the Russell Street side, which is not at all occupied currently. We���ve got the Klinck at AKlinck@ci.fay.nc.us for an application. For more front of the museum, we���ve got the front parking lot and we���ve got a covered information, please call (910) 433KAREN POPPELE, Contributing shelter on the Russell Street side. We���ve got a lot of room to grow this to its fullest 1457, 433-1458 or 433-1944. Writer. COMMENTS? Editor@ upandcomingweekly.com. extent property-wise.��� COMMUNITY NEWS PWC Earns Spirit of North Carolina Award a STAFF REPORT For the eighth time in the last 10 years, the Fayetteville Public Works Commission has received the Spirit of North Carolina Award from the United Way of North Carolina. PWC was one of 43 award winners at the February United Way of North Carolina���s Annual Meeting. The awards are sponsored annually to provide statewide recognition for outstanding commitment and support to communities through local United Way involvement. In 2012, PWC employees pledged a record $112,000, a 15 percent increase over last year���s total. Over 87 percent of PWC���s 581 employees contributed to the United Way and the number of PWC employees giving at the Leadership level ($1,000+) increased to 40. The Spirit Awards are designed to recognize companies and their employees that demonstrate campaign excellence and community commitment. The committee judged more than 75 outstanding applications from top companies, organizations, governmental entities, healthcare and educational institutions, as well as businesses ��� large and small. Organizations and companies were judged on a variety of criteria (Standards of Excellence) including leadership giving, volunteerism, employee participation and giving levels, year-round education, corporate support and incentive programs. In addition to contributions made during the campaign, eight PWC employees serve in volunteer roles on the United Way Board, volunteer committees and as Loaned Executives throughout the year. Annually, more than 50 PWC employees participated in the United Way���s Day of Caring. PWC was one of two award winners from Cumberland County as the United Way of North Carolina also recognized the Cumberland County Partnership for Children. 8 UCW MARCH 27 - APRIL 2, 2013 FTCC Receives Grant for Summer Camp Fayetteville Technical Community College has been awarded a Health Science Boot Camp to Increase Diversity grant for $5,000 by the State Board of North Carolina Community Colleges. This award provides funds to three North Carolina community colleges to host a summer Health Science Boot Camp targeted to middle or high school students from underserved populations. The targeted initiatives address the Success North Carolina guidelines, which seek to Improve Student Success, Increase Student Access and Ensure Program Excellence. As part of the expected goals and outcomes, FTCC will demonstrate that participants will have an increased understanding of Health Science (Nursing and Allied) careers, the post-secondary educational requirements to enter those careers, and the high school prerequisites for those post-secondary programs, as demonstrated by a pre- and post-boot camp assessment. FTCC���s College Tech Prep Coordinator, Pam Gibson, will coordinate Health Sciences Boot Camp activities in conjunction with the FTCC Dean of Health Programs, Mitzi Johnson, and Communities in Schools Program Coordinator Charlie Horman, to identify and recruit at-risk ninth and tenth grade students attending Fuller Performance Learning Center and Seventy-First High School in Fayetteville. The Health Science Boot Camp will serve 24 at-risk high school students during the one-week summer camp from June 17-21, in the Health Technology Center building on FTCC���s Fayetteville campus. Boot camp sessions will be held daily from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, with a half-hour lunch period. For additional information, please contact Pam Gibson at 910-678-8505 or 910678-2416 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM