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Fighting Hunger One Meal at a Time, From a Distance

11/25/2020

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by Torsheta Jackson
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R U Hungry delivers food to the homeless every week. Photo courtesy Bilal Qizilbash
It's Friday evening and a crowd of people begins to gather at Smith Park. A car pulls slowly up the drive and parks. The sedan's trunk opens as several men move toward the vehicle to begin unloading the small brown boxes and cases of water. The crowd forms a line as two of the men distribute the 400 boxes unloaded from the vehicle's trunk one-by-one.

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CrunchTime Concessions, Shaved Ice on Wheels

9/4/2020

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by Tunga Otis
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Co-owner Jeremy Harper’s children enjoy shaved ice prepared by CrunchTime Concessions. Photo courtesy CrunchTime Concessions
Jeremy Harper and Sedrick Johnson have been working together since their days as teammates on the football field for Provine High School. In 2015, the two Jackson State University graduates took their cooperative skills to a new level by founding a business together, Crunchtime Concessions.

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A Farm-to-Table Heirloom

5/13/2020

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by Michele Baker
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Doris Berry’s son John and his wife Brenda rest in rocking chairs at the family-owned farmers market. Photo by Michele D. Baker
At least two dozen people are shopping for fresh vegetables on a beautiful sunny Saturday, May 2, as I walk about. The small parking lot is packed with cars, and more are lined up on Highway 80 waiting to pull in. Most shoppers are wearing protective COVID-19 masks and carefully selecting from generous mountains of fresh produce on freestanding displays.

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Adventures in Foodland

9/19/2019

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by Dustin Cardon
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Salu Binahtabor, D.J. Baker and Felicia Bell are partners at Eritaj Cookery, a Restorative Food Cafe in the Kundi Compound in midtown. Photo by Rebecca Burr
Jackson's restaurant scene has been growing lately. Here is some restaurant news from recent months.

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A Little Time to Grow

9/19/2019

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by ​Anne B. McKee
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A Little Time to Grow sells microgreens as its primary cash crop. Photo by Deviyahya on Unsplash
​​Throughout each month, Gabriel Dinosaur, formerly known as Gabriel Porter, helps organize True Local Market, a mobile farmers market that sets up at Cultivation Food Hall on Saturdays and at other locations as needed. He is often either standing beside his table with a "Free Hugs" sign or selling microgreens, herbs and other produce for his family business, A Little Time to Grow. Occasionally, his wife, Sheryl "Boo" Dinosaur will help Gabriel at the event.

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Music and Art at WellsFest 2019

9/19/2019

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by Dustin Cardon
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WellsFest 2019 features live music from a number of local artists and benefits the nonprofit Extra Table. Photo by Greg Campbell
​Malcolm White, the current executive director of the Mississippi Arts Commission and co-owner of Hal & Mal's, first organized WellsFest as a way to thank the late Wells United Methodist Church pastor Rev. Keith Tonkel for officiating White's wedding.

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Endless Adventures in JXN

9/19/2019

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Richard Coupe
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Eric (left) and Allison Bieller (right) travel around the world trying food and vlog about their experiences. Recently, the couple came to Jackson. Photo courtesy theendlessadventure
​Allison and Eric Bieller are 30-something millennials who, four years ago, had good-paying but high-stress jobs when they decided that there had to be more to life.

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Ten Ways to Get Some Joy out of the Last Bit of Summer

9/19/2019

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by ​Mississippi Farmers Market
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Photo by Raspopova Marina on Unsplash
​With temperatures reaching the triple digits over the last few weeks, summer is definitely still here. The official last day of summer is Monday, Sept. 23. This gives you ample time to scratch off a few more things on that summer to-do list, but you must act quickly.

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Local Chicken Sandwiches Win

9/19/2019

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by Amber Helsel
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Lou's Full-Serv offers the Chick-fil-Lou, with sides like onion rings. The restaurant can also do the sandwich buffaLou-style. Photo courtesy Lou's Full-Serv
​​In the last few weeks, fried chicken sandwiches, and especially spicy ones, have gone viral on social media. We here at the Jackson Free Press like to spend and eat local, so here are some delicious, non-cookie-cutter fried chicken sandwiches you should sample.

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Summer Festivals and Events

5/17/2019

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by Dustin Cardon
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The Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum will host the Mississippi Pickle Fest on Saturday, June 15, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Photo by Monika Grabkowska on Unsplash.com
​Mississippi Pickle Fest

The Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum (1150 Lakeland Drive) will hold the Mississippi Pickle Fest on Saturday, June 15, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will feature live music, games, contests, and vendors selling pickles and other fermented foods such as kimchi, sauerkraut and more.

Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for children ages 3-18. For more information, call 601-432-4500 or visit msagmuseum.org.

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