Newberry’s Roadside Stand Walter Lee sets up shop three days each week in the city of Newberry. He does not have a fancy name for his business. But, Lee knows a lot of his regular customers by name and even knows their produce purchasing habits. Lee, who lives between Newberry and Trenton, sets up shop on Newberry Rd., just west of Hwy. 27/41, near the parking lot of the Badcock Furniture store. He can be found in that spot every Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. “I carry almost anything that’s in-season,” Lee continued on next page said. “Tomatoes, peppers,
PHOTOS BY CHRIS WILSON
Top Left: It is hard to miss the mannequin waving a flag in front of C & R Produce in Alachua. The roadside stand owned by brothers-in-law Ira Cruce and A.J. Rawlins on Hwy. 441 has been there since 1984.
Bottom Left: Walter Lee, whose produce stand is set up near the Hwy. 27/41 and Newberry Rd. intersection three days a week, measures out some fresh Mayport shrimp.
Right: Walter Lee (left) discusses produce, shrimp and the day’s events with Sassy Nannah, one of his regular customers.
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