Penn State Ag Sciences Newsline -- September 16, 2003
AgMap Web site helps consumers find fresh produce (:43)
Suggested Intro:
FANS OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES WILL APPRECIATE A NEW FEATURE ON A WEB SITE RUN BY PENN STATE'S COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES -- YOU CAN FIND THE BEST OF THE FALL HARVEST BY SURFING THE INTERNET. GARY ABDULLAH HAS THE STORY:
Story:
(:15) RATHER THAN TAKE A LONG DRIVE IN THE COUNTRY TO FIND ROADSIDE STANDS, A NEW FEATURE ON AGMAP, PENN STATE'S INTERACTIVE WEB SITE, LETS YOU FIND THE NEAREST FARMERS' MARKETS WITH THE CLICK OF A MOUSE. AGMAP'S CHERYL KELLER SAYS YOU CAN EVEN SEARCH FOR SPECIFIC FRUITS AND VEGETABLES:
Keller Actuality:
(:19) "WE NOW HAVE 250 FARM MARKETS ON AGMAP THAT YOU COULD GO IN AND FIND THE ONE CLOSEST TO YOU AND BUY YOUR PERENNIALS, FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AND FIND ALL THE PICK-YOUR-OWN SITES. YOU CAN ALSO ASK AGMAP TO FIND THE CLOSEST FARM MARKET WITHIN A 25 OR 50-MILE RADIUS OF YOUR HOME."
(:09) YOU CAN FIND THIS NEW SERVICE BY GOING TO THE WEB AT AGMAP… DOT…P-S-U…DOT…E-D-U. FROM PENN STATE, I'M GARY ABDULLAH.
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