Category: Get Social with Us

September 1 – Week 18: This week POP Club kids will be learning about fun food preparation making peach salsa with produce sourced from the market. Stop by the POP tents to sign in (or register) and get started on the activity. Don’t forget to participate in the 2 Bite Club and complete your passport to get your $3 token, redeemable on any fruits and vegetables in the market.

2 Bite Club: bell pepper

The POP Club is a farmers market-based kids program. Children (ages 5 – 12 years old) will learn about fruits and vegetables, local food systems and healthy food preparation through fun activities all season long.

Each week children will earn a $3 market token to use towards any fruit or vegetable of their choice. There is no cost to participate and the program runs every Sunday rain or shine!

August 18 – Week 16: This week POP Club kids will be learning about all the different roles that farmers have to take on with a Hats Farmers Wear activity. Stop by the POP tents to sign in (or register) and get started on the activity. Don’t forget to participate in the 2 Bite Club and complete your passport to get your $3 token, redeemable on any fruits and vegetables in the market.

2 Bite Club: kale

The POP Club is a farmers market-based kids program. Children (ages 5 – 12 years old) will learn about fruits and vegetables, local food systems and healthy food preparation through fun activities all season long.

Each week children will earn a $3 market token to use towards any fruit or vegetable of their choice. There is no cost to participate and the program runs every Sunday rain or shine!

August 11 – Week 15: This week POP Club kids will be learning about earning, spending, and saving their POP tokens with a Financial Literacy activity. This activity involves a worksheet that they can walk around with and complete as parents get their shopping done. Stop by the POP tents to sign in (or register) and get started on the activity. Don’t forget to participate in the 2 Bite Club and complete your passport to get your $3 token, redeemable on any fruits and vegetables in the market.

2 Bite Club: peach

The POP Club is a farmers market-based kids program. Children (ages 5 – 12 years old) will learn about fruits and vegetables, local food systems and healthy food preparation through fun activities all season long.

Each week children will earn a $3 market token to use towards any fruit or vegetable of their choice. There is no cost to participate and the program runs every Sunday rain or shine!

August 4 – Week 14: This week POP Club kids will be making dairy-free greek salad with ingredients sourced from the market. Stop by the POP tents to sign in (or register) and get started on the activity. Don’t forget to participate in the 2 Bite Club and complete your passport to get your $3 token, redeemable on any fruits and vegetables in the market.

2 Bite Club: tomato

The POP Club is a farmers market-based kids program. Children (ages 5 – 12 years old) will learn about fruits and vegetables, local food systems and healthy food preparation through fun activities all season long.

Each week children will earn a $3 market token to use towards any fruit or vegetable of their choice. There is no cost to participate and the program runs every Sunday rain or shine!

July 28 – Week 13: This week POP Club kids will be doing a Veggie School activity. This activity involves them choosing their favourite vegetable that they can find in the market, and then learning new and interesting facts about the vegetable from a farmer that is selling the vegetable. Stop by the POP tents to sign in (or register) and get started on the activity. Don’t forget to participate in the 2 Bite Club and complete your passport to get your $3 token, redeemable on any fruits and vegetables in the market.

2 Bite Club: apricot

The POP Club is a farmers market-based kids program. Children (ages 5 – 12 years old) will learn about fruits and vegetables, local food systems and healthy food preparation through fun activities all season long.

Each week children will earn a $3 market token to use towards any fruit or vegetable of their choice. There is no cost to participate and the program runs every Sunday rain or shine!

July 21 – Week 12: This week POP Club kids will be learning about what local food means, as well as learning about what is in season in the market by doing a Local Food Search activity. Stop by the POP tents to sign in (or register) and get started on the activity. Don’t forget to participate in the 2 Bite Club and complete your passport to get your $3 token, redeemable on any fruits and vegetables in the market.

2 Bite Club: cucumber

The POP Club is a farmers market-based kids program. Children (ages 5 – 12 years old) will learn about fruits and vegetables, local food systems and healthy food preparation through fun activities all season long.

Each week children will earn a $3 market token to use towards any fruit or vegetable of their choice. There is no cost to participate and the program runs every Sunday rain or shine!

July 14 – Week 11: It is Blueberry Festival at the market! POP Club kids will learn about working together and following a recipe as they make blueberry chia jam. Since this activity requires following a recipe, we will be running the demo every half hour (first will start at 9am, last will start at 12:30pm). There will also be an activity for those who do not want to make the jam and those who are waiting for a demo to begin (you can also do both, of course!). Stop by the POP tents to sign in (or register) and get started on the activity. Don’t forget to participate in the 2 Bite Club and complete your passport to get your $3 token, redeemable on any fruits and vegetables in the market.

2 Bite Club: blueberry

The POP Club is a farmers market-based kids program. Children (ages 5 – 12 years old) will learn about fruits and vegetables, local food systems and healthy food preparation through fun activities all season long.

Each week children will earn a $3 market token to use towards any fruit or vegetable of their choice. There is no cost to participate and the program runs every Sunday rain or shine!

July 7 – Week 10: This week in the POP tent we will be doing a cooking demo! – we will be making fruit salad and learning about the importance of vitamins. Stop by the POP tents to sign in (or register) and get started on the activity. Don’t forget to participate in the 2 Bite Club and complete your passport to get your $3 token, redeemable on any fruits and vegetables in the market.

2 Bite Club: fruit salad

The POP Club is a farmers market-based kids program. Children (ages 5 – 12 years old) will learn about fruits and vegetables, local food systems and healthy food preparation through fun activities all season long.

Each week children will earn a $3 market token to use towards any fruit or vegetable of their choice. There is no cost to participate and the program runs every Sunday rain or shine!

June 30 – Week 9: This week in the POP tent we will be learning about the different parts of a plant and what the role of each part is. Stop by the POP tents to sign in (or register) and get started on the activity. Don’t forget to participate in the 2 Bite Club and complete your passport to get your $3 token, redeemable on any fruits and vegetables in the market.

2 Bite Club: strawberry

The POP Club is a farmers market-based kids program. Children (ages 5 – 12 years old) will learn about fruits and vegetables, local food systems and healthy food preparation through fun activities all season long.

Each week children will earn a $3 market token to use towards any fruit or vegetable of their choice. There is no cost to participate and the program runs every Sunday rain or shine!

June 23 – Week 8: This week in the POP tent we will be doing an activity to get to know your farmer. Stop by the POP tents to sign in (or register), then grab a worksheet and go out into the market to meet the farmers and get to know them. Don’t forget to come back to the POP tent to participate in the 2 Bite Club and complete your passport to get your $3 token, redeemable on any fruits and vegetables in the market.

2 Bite Club: Swiss Chard

The POP Club is a farmers market-based kids program. Children (ages 5 – 12 years old) will learn about fruits and vegetables, local food systems and healthy food preparation through fun activities all season long.

Each week children will earn a $3 market token to use towards any fruit or vegetable of their choice. There is no cost to participate and the program runs every Sunday rain or shine!