Purchase District Health Department Opens 2026 Neighborhood Farmers’ Market
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Updated · Paducah Sun · May 22
Purchase District Health Department Opens 2026 Neighborhood Farmers’ Market
8 articles · Updated · Paducah Sun · May 22
Thursday’s grand opening launched the Purchase District Health Department’s 2026 Neighborhood Farmers’ Market, bringing local farmers and fresh produce into the community.
Lorie Brown, the department’s WIC coordinator, said the event is meant to deliver practical services and information while expanding access to fruits and vegetables across the neighborhood and county.
The opening also featured food-preparation demonstrations, giveaways and health-education activities, framing the market as both a food-access and public-health outreach effort.
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