The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, September 14, 1984, Page Page 6, Image 6

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Business this summer was fair their produce stand from near
for Bob and Delores Lewis. Of 84th and Van Dorn steets to 7400
course, all the rain in June did S. 14th St.
not help. Plus, they had moved Bob and Delores, being Roman
Bob's Vegetable Stand to a new Catholics, begin each spring by
location across town. blessing the four corners of their
Yet, next spring, the Lewises fields and asking for God's pro
will replant. They will lease some tection for themselves and their
iand and they will spend their neighbors. They think that God
hard-earned money on seed, for- has protected them, Lewis said,
tiozer, gasoline and labor. The The Lewises also sometimes us
Lewises will work long into the a team of work horses instead of
night so that once again they will a tractor, to pull their wsf on
have sweet corn, tomatoes, green while harvesting the sweet corn
beans and other vegetables to sell Lewis uses the horses, owned by
to their customers. Ron Bryant of Lincoln, to prepare
Bob and Delores are truck gar- them for the hayrack and sled
d-"ers- . rides Lewis and Bryant give dur-
The Lewises started truck gar- ing the fall and winter,
dening four years ago because Once school opens in the fall
they wanted to do something on the Lewises drive into Lincoln o
uttiu nau Jiuipcu iur aeu meir proauce. reopie are not tciuwic ex.,.
a farm co-op in Kansas and was as willing to drive to the country rcs5r picked sweet com.
having to move from job to job. for fresh vegetables in th ten j Lcls, his wife ssd firiends
They got tired of moving around, they are in the summer Lewis aishpkklssawgidcM
Lincoln, and besan crowinc Thh f??.!l. th & t v.'-o
vegetables and selling them from their sweet com and other pio? PilCtC3. CBll St!?
t . " " , uuce wul OI a wzaer at 45th and
This year, the Lewises moved Meredith streets.
Clockwise fen tep: Bob
Lewis cfeijcks aa csr.cf
sweet corn for quality.
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