ROANOKE TIMES 
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DATE: Friday, May 24, 1996                   TAG: 9605240057
SECTION: VIRGINIA                 PAGE: C-1  EDITION: METRO 

HE DIGS IT

LENGTH: Short :   16 lines
ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO:  CINDY PINKSTON/Staff. Donald Wissler thins a row of 
          carrots in his backyard garden on Richard Avenue in Roanoke on 
          Wednesday. "It's back-breaking work," Wissler said. He is also 
          growing beets, cabbages, potatoes and peas. color.