WHAT:
The LMH Market will open for its ninth season with family fun and fresh produce. Visitors can enjoy free face painting, balloon art, a bounce house and special guest Harvey, the mini cow. Lincoln Memorial Hospital president and CEO Dolan Dalpoas will open The Market at 8 a.m. The media is invited to attend.
WHEN:
8 a.m., Saturday, May 11
WHERE:
Logan County Fairgrounds Expo Building, 1408 Short Eleventh St., Lincoln
BACKGROUND: The LMH Market will provide access to fresh and local produce every Saturday from May 11 to Sept. 21. The Market offers activities for people of all ages, including free health screenings, cooking demonstrations and children’s programming, which features the Power of Produce Club for kids ages 5-12.
Vendors at The LMH Market offer fruits, vegetables, eggs, beef, pork, poultry, baked goods, honey and more.
Shoppers enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which supplements the grocery budgets of families in need, may use a Link card to purchase food items. The Market offers SNAP matching for Link card holders every Saturday. That match is tripled every third Saturday of the month.