 The COVID-19 vaccine and flu vaccine are different, and it's safe to get both vaccines at the same time. So don't hesitate. Vaccinate. The Pike County Health Department reminds you that the strongest defense is vaccination against flu and COVID. A typical seed swap is a small event held between farmers, but Williamson Farmers Market is hosting a seed swap alongside a vendor fair to educate the community on farming. I have people that come to swap seeds, but we also have a vendor that comes from Kentucky that sells seeds. And then we'll have all of our regular market vendors there that do value added products along with some people that do handmade orders and crafts. And then we try to schedule workshops on that day too, so we can give free education to the public. There will be workshops on backyard chicken butchering, composting and agrotherapy. They're like, we're not considered to have farmland because we are where all the mines and reclaimed land is hard to farm on. So I think sometimes we kind of get glossed over a little bit. So we're trying to fill those gaps because there are plenty of backyard gardeners. Like you don't have to commercial farms. So I think what we try to do is encourage all of the smaller backyard gardeners. Several local vendors will be featured, including the local high school's culinary program, food trucks, craft vendors and many more. DeBoard hopes hosting the seed swap will help preserve local variety. Our whole mission statement as the farmers market is to create and promote a robust local food system and local economy. So we want to see that food chain shorten, especially with the issues that you're seeing today, like with empty grocery shelves. The event will be held at Williamson Farmers Market Saturday, March 5th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, go to Williamson's Farmers Market on Facebook. For Mountain Top News, I'm Breanna Robinson.