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Kids encouraged to grow and sell produce

&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;" alignright size-full wp-image-1190" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;schoolnewsnz&period;fastrackdev&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;11&sol;SND09-wk4-Kids&lowbar;Grow&lowbar;300x225&period;jpg" alt&equals;"SND09-wk4-Kids Grow 300x225" style&equals;"margin&colon; 5px&semi; float&colon; right&semi;" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"225" &sol;>The new Hastings City Growers Market&comma; which is to be launched this Saturday&comma; November 29&comma; will not only bring together an eclectic mix of local food producers in the middle of Hastings&comma; it will also be home to a permanent&comma; free &&num;8216&semi;Kids Grow&&num;8217&semi; tent&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p> <&excl;--more--> <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The aim is to motivate kids to grow and sell their own produce&period; From kids keen to sell the fruit from their backyard tree to schools and groups with a veggie patch or garden club&comma; this free selling space is open to anyone under 14 years wanting to sell fruit or vegetables they have grown themselves&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;We hope the &&num;8216&semi;Kids Grow&&num;8217&semi; tent will inspire young people to not only grow their own food but encourage entrepreneurship &&num;8211&semi; taking roadside selling to the next level&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Susan McDade of Hastings City Business Association says&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Kids wanting a space in the tent can apply through our website<strong> <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;hastingscitymarkets&period;co&period;nz" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">www&period;hastingscitymarkets&period;co&period;nz<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;strong> &&num;8220&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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