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U.S. Department of Agriculture, Departmental Management, Peoples Garden Project Manager Leslie Burks supervises the giveaway of hundreds of fruit and vegetable seedlings to encourage community gardening and to share the harvest with those in need, at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Fresh vegetables from C & T Produce at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) summer farmers market opening of the 17th season at the USDA Whitten Building east parking lot in Washington, D.C., on Friday, May 31, 2012. This year's theme is Grow, Healthy, Eat Healthy & Be Healthy. USDA and Fuel Up to Play 60, in partnership with the National Dairy Council and the National Football League, invited residence, visitors and local school children to participate in opening day activities. Hip Hop Public Health featuring Easy A.D. from Cold Crush Brothers and disk jockey Artie Green play music and invite people to get up on stage to dance or hula hoop to get active. D.C. Truck Farm help people know from what plants, that certain herbs, fruit and produce come from by giving tail-gate tours of the garden growing in the bed of their pickup truck. The Peoples Garden Initiative and USDA Executive Master Gardeners gave away a variety of fruit and produce seedlings to include the Tomato ‘Abraham Lincoln’ in celebration of the USDA 150th Anniversary and to share their harvest. New features for 2012 include an on-site sign language interpreter, a hand washing station, and a USDA-certified organic vendor. Other products selling today are fresh fruits, vegetables, herbs, baked goods, meats, kettle popcorn, local honey, hand-made soap and more. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.

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