RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Wednesday's beautiful weather helped draw crowds to the State Farmer's Market in Raleigh, where Jackie Nordan had his stand set up.

"We're picking up apples and stuff for Thanksgiving , because we give out these apples for presents," said Terri Oberholtzer, who shopped ahead of a planned family meal tomorrow.

"I've gone ahead and pre-cooked a lot of fresh peas. I've slow-cooked them for an hour-and-a-half, so all you have to basically do is just heat them and eat them," said Jackie Nordan, who runs Fresh Farm Fresh Produce in Johnston County.

He made the trek to Raleigh to capitalize on holiday sales.

"I was starting to see a higher and higher demand for my produce locally, so I thought this would be a good opportunity to expand my business," Nordan explained

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