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Good Seeds
For nearly 100 years Bell's Seed Store has provided locals with sleds, seeds, shrubs and service
D BY JASON BRADY
efying the unusually warm weather, the Winter Lightening Sleds are stacked and ready to go at even the slightest hint of snow in the Sandhills.
The brightly colored 48-inch polyethylene sleds with mold-
ed runners are only a minute sampling of varied seasonal products offered by Bell's Seed Store, which is located at 230 East Russell Street, in the heart of the blue-collar commercial district in downtown Fayetteville. The lettering on the Kelly-green awning in the front of the
store says it all, "Serving Fayetteville Since 1919." The third generation family-owned store proudly heralds itself as Fay- etteville's downtown garden center. Stewart Bell is the third Bell family member to operate the store started by his grand-
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Photography by Rebekah Sanderlin
