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SUNDAY FOOD FAIR MARKS WORLD HUNGER DAY

In observance of World Food Day, a "Youth Against Hunger" food resources fair will be held from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday on the University of the Virgin Islands campus. It will begin with two hours of music by Stanley and the Ten Sleepless Knights. At 2 p.m. there will be workshops on food and nutrition, preparation of healthful vegetarian meals, and cultivation of pumpkin crops. There will also be a farmers' market, food and drink booths, activities for children, the collection of non-perishable foods to be distributed to the needy, and performances at the end of the day by the Guardians of Culture Mocko Jumbies, Uprising Cultural Theater/Dance and DJ Dog Heart.

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