Recently celebrating his 86th birthday, Ed Collins may be living proof of what an active lifestyle and fresh vegetables can do for a person's health and wellbeing.

As Ed tells it, he's been gardening his whole life.  So, it's not surprising that he'd have a table full of beautiful tomatoes, squash and peppers at the Botetourt Farmers' Market.

He raises vegetables at his home in southern Botetourt where he lives with his wife, and still tends his own yard as well as his garden.

He enjoys being at the market, as well as working outdoors, and invites patrons to stop by on Saturdays to taste the difference between homegrown and "store-bought" produce.