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SEPTEMBER, 2018
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Farm stand is a fresh food oasis
By Linda Lipp llipp@kpcmedia.com
In the middle of an area that has been described as a “food desert” because of its lack of access to fresh food and grocery store options, the Johnnie Mae Farmstand in Fort Wayne’s Renaissance Pointe neighborhood gives residents the opportunity to put produce on their dinner tables on Friday night that was plucked out of the ground Friday morning. It doesn’t get much fresher than that. The garden on the plot of land at 2518 Winter St., also home to an old fire station that has been renovated for the community’s use, isn’t very large. But its location is perfect for serving a market that for years has had very little access to the fresh produce necessary for a healthy diet.
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The number of visitors to the farm stand has picked up steadily since it opened June 1. Each Friday when it opens, “A steady stream of people show up,” said Kelly Lundberg, deputy director for community development in the Office of Housing and Neighborhood Services. “Usually the first customers are there within five minutes of when the doors open.” The city has owned the property, “pretty much forever, it seems,” Lundberg said. After the fire station operations were mothballed, it was used by the neighborhood for canning, and then just sat vacant. “When we initially went into the neighborhood and started looking at the Renaissance Pointe development, we started looking at the building,” Lundberg said. “It’s really cool and we started asking, See FARM STAND, Page 10
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When Jeanie Summerville organized a fashion show featuring cancer patients and survivors last year, it was such a success that one of the sponsors approached her afterward and said that he was already looking forward to next year’s event. Summerville, who was battling cancer at the time, was reluctant to make commitments that far into the future. “I may not even be alive next year,” she told him. Today, she’s happy to say that she’s in remission. She’s alive and so is her passion for bringing joy to others’ lives through this event. The second annual Soothin’ the Blues with Love Fashion Extravaganza Fundraiser will take place 3-5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15,
Soothing the blues Summerville came up for the idea for the fashion show after she was diagnosed with cancer and began attending a support group. Listening to the stories of other cancer patients and survivors was heartbreaking, she said. Some people said they didn’t want to look in the mirror because of the toll treatment had taken on their appearance. Others were depressed and didn’t want to get out of bed. Some felt guilty for taking out their negativity on their loved ones. She said she thought to herself, “I have to do something to help these people even if it’s just for one day to bring them some kind of joy, some kind of beauty. I wanted to be able to put
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