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      Lettuce Shop Safely from page 12                   images delivering serious
                                                         messages, including
      into parking lots, and into alleyways for pedestrians and   “lettuce shop safely,”
      patrons to enjoy. The city will amend West Palm Beach   “peas remember masks
      GreenMarket  COVID  policies as local  restrictions  are   are a must,” “shop for
      lifted.                                            lunch, but do not bunch,”
        The City of West Palm Beach’s Community Events   and “keep 6 beets apart.”
      Division is spreading its safety message the only way   The grand finale of the
      it knows how – with “punny” vegetable jokes.  The   campaign is to “squash
      branding  for  the  2020-21  season  includes  cartoon   2020.”
                                                           “The return of the West
                                                         Palm Beach GreenMarket
                                                         is a signal of fall, which
                                                         means a new season, cooler
                                                         temperatures,  and the
                                                         holidays are ahead,” said
                                                         Mary Pinak, community
                                                         events manager for the
                                                         City of West Palm Beach
                                                         Department of Parks and
                                                         Recreation. “There is
                                                         much to look forward to.
                                                                                                           The GreenMarket is a community, and we are excited that
                                                                                                           farmers’ markets are considered essential by the county
                                                                                                           and state, so that we may safely shop and support each
            Discover the                                                                                   other.”
                                                                                                             There  are more than  10 new  vendors joining  the
                                                                                                           26th annual GreenMarket, which was one of the first
            Oxbridge Advantage                                                                             farmers’ markets in Palm Beach County. New vendors
                                                                                                           include Annie’s Pastry Shop, Coco Fine Foods, Daniela’s
                                                                                                           Kitchen, Devil’s Breath Hot Sauce/Angel  Wings
                                                                                                           Dressings, Dogs Dinner Palm Beach – Delicious Baked
                                                                                                           Dog Treats, European Chimney Cake, Freezie Foodz,
                                                                                                           GilbertribkingBBQ,  Hooked  On  Ponics,  LLC,  L  &  M
                                                                                                           Bakery, Meraki Juice Kitchen, Panacea Pearls – Gulf of
                                                                                                           Florida Oysters, Pure Gold Kombucha, and Zipitios. The
                                                                                                           full vendor list is available on the city’s website, wpb.
                                                                                                           org/events.
                                                                                                             The West Palm Beach GreenMarket is produced by
                                                                                                           the City of West Palm Beach Department of Parks and
                                                                                                           Recreation, Division of Community Events. It will run
                                                                                                           weekly through Saturday, April 17, 2021, except for
                                                                                                           certain date(s) due to the Palm Beach International Boat
                                                                                                           Show. The GreenMarket is friendly to dogs on short
                                                                                                           leashes and always free. Parking is available in City of
                                                                                                           West Palm Beach garages and will be free for the first two
                                                                                                           hours. City garages are Clematis, Banyan, City Center,
                                                                                                           Sapodilla, and Evernia. The two hours of free parking will
                                                                                                           be honored for anyone who enters before 1 p.m. Those
                                                                                                           interested in arriving by boat can also take advantage of
                                                                                                           the city’s free public docks. The Clematis Street Dock is
                                                                                                           the closest dock to the market.
                                                                                                             The mission of the West Palm Beach GreenMarket
                                                                                                           is  to  provide  the  community with  seasonal  access  to
                                                                                                           locally grown fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, plants,
                                                                                                           and agricultural products.  The market supports the
                                                                                                           southeast Florida agricultural community and stimulates
                                                                                                           agricultural  development,  particularly  in  Palm  Beach
                                                                                                           County, by providing an outlet for locally grown crops
                                                                                                           and specialty products.  The GreenMarket has been
                                                                                                           featured in The Boston Globe and named the number one
                                                                                                           green market in Florida by Cooking Light magazine.
                                                                                                             GreenMarket sponsors-to-date include 97.9 WRMF,
                                                                                                           SUNNY 107.9, X 102.3, New Country 103.1, PARTY
                            An Oxbridge education goes beyond the classroom.                               96.3,  Fox  Sports 640  South  Florida,  News Talk  850
                                                                                                           WFTL, WPB Magazine, WPB Downtown Development
                     With hands-on learning approaches, Oxbridge students tackle real life                 Authority, WPB Community Redevelopment Agency,
                                                                                                           The  Palm  Beach  Post,  Palm  Beach  Daily  News,  and
                   issues in real time.  In and out of the classroom through academics, sports,            NextHome Realty Experts.
                                                                                                             The City of West Palm Beach reserves the right to
                      and community involvement, the Oxbridge experience is interactive,                   cancel the event or change protocols as needed. For more
                                                                                                           information about the GreenMarket and other city events,
                                adaptable, relevant, and anything but common.                              visit www.wpb.org/events,  call  (561) 822-1515  (TTY:
                                                                                                           800-955-8771) or follow the City of West Palm Beach on
                                                                                                           Facebook @CityofWPB and on Twitter and Instagram @
                                                                                                           westpalmbch. Follow the West Palm Beach GreenMarket
                                                                                                           on Facebook and Instagram @WPBGreenMarket.








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