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Summer is here, and nothing beats the heat like a juicy slice of cold watermelon. And the owner of one of the Longview area性视界传媒檚 roadside produce stands is eager to meet customers性视界传媒� needs.

Field-fresh black diamond watermelons, bright red jumbo-sized tomatoes and ripe green limes cover the tables at Marie性视界传媒檚 Fruit Stand at the intersection of Harrison Road and Texas 42 between White Oak and Longview.

When customers shop there, they性视界传媒檙e supporting a family-run business.

Each summer from May to August, owner Maria DeVasquez covers tables with sweet fruits and savory veggies inside a wooden slant-roof shed at the corner of the two busy roads. About once a week, she travels to South Texas to pick up loads of produce and bring them back to her stand.

She性视界传媒檚 been doing this for 15 or 20 years. The years run together like watermelon vines.

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In addition to the classic black diamond melons, she性视界传媒檚 got yellow-meat melons, mangoes, cantaloupes, red potatoes, green limes and prickly pear cactus. The produce she carries varies each week depending upon what性视界传媒檚 available, but she also orders what customers are interested in buying.

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DeVasquez knows how to tell when a watermelon is worth eating. The best ones, she says, are those that make a sound 性视界传媒� a deep, hollow echo of sorts 性视界传媒� when they性视界传媒檙e thumped. If they don性视界传媒檛 make any sound, they性视界传媒檙e spoiled.

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She keeps her vegetables in the shade to protect them, and they性视界传媒檙e never refrigerated, she said. Once a piece of produce has been refrigerated, it spoils quickly after being removed.

She guarantees her produce: If it性视界传媒檚 not good, she性视界传媒檒l give customers a replacement. And she性视界传媒檚 wise enough to know when people are trying to scam her, she said.

DeVasquez is trying to support her family, including her son with Down syndrome and her 6-year-old grandson, Emmanuel. During the fall and winter months, she works odd jobs, and she makes and sells tamales in December. Customers can contact her on her Facebook page to place an order.

DeVasquez was born and raised in the United States, and she性视界传媒檚 no stranger to hard work. She grew up in Bakersfield, California, and worked in the fields with her family.

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She wants potential customers to know that she性视界传媒檚 got good produce waiting for them.

For more information, call DeVasquez at (903) 239-3226.