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It s officially farmers market season in Iowa, which means vendors from all over the metro area are lining up to serve residents fresh produce, meats, cheeses, flowers and much more until the season concludes in October.
If the Saturday Des Moines Farmers Market doesn t fit into your schedule, or maybe you re looking for something closer, here s a list of additional markets in the metro area for residents to check out.
Riverbend: Heart of Des Moines Farmers Market
The Heart of Des Moines Farmers Market is every Saturday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Forest Ave between 6th and 8th streets.
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The rate of COVID vaccination among Iowa kids could depend on how many of them feel like Jennessa Brown who figured she might as well get it done when the opportunity presented itself.
Brown, 17, is a junior at Des Moines’ North High School, where vaccinations were offered in the gym recently to anyone 16 or older. The shots aren t required, but they re a good idea, she said. And she expects that at some point, they ll become mandatory in schools.
“Most of my friends see it as inevitable,” she said. “They’re either going to get it now, or they’ll have to get it later anyway.” She added that some of her friends have decided to be vaccinated even though their parents have not.