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Join the POP Club and discover the Power of Produce!

Week 2 –  Our activity will be a market wide scavenger hunt. Come by the POP Club Tent anytime during the market to pick up the scavenger hunt instructions, then head out to explore and meet some farmers. Accompanying adults will be responsible for helping their kids complete the scavenger hunt.

Once the scavenger hunt is complete, come back to the POP Club Tent where the kids will try kohlrabi for the Two Bite Club, and receive their token!

Drop in anytime during market hours from 9am – 1pm to sign up and participate in the POP Club!

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.

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. Sign up at the POP tent this Sunday! The POP Club runs every Sunday until the end of October.

Join the POP Club and discover the Power of Produce!

The POP Club is 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. Sign up at the POP tent this Sunday! The POP Club runs every Sunday at the Farmers Market.

Drop in anytime during market hours to sign up and participate in the POP Club!

We are always striving to bring the very best market to the Tri-Cities community! Please help us by participating in our Customer Survey!  You will be entered to win $50 market money by participating!

Take the Survey Here!

Are you interested in displaying and selling your products at the market? We are now accepting vendor applications for our 2018/19 season! All vendors at the Market must ‘make, bake, grow, or raise’ what they sell.

Please fill out our online vendor application, and a market staff member will be in touch with you.

Apply Here!

We were so lucky to have regular market customer, Natasha Asselstine write a blog about her Sunday morning ritual of visiting the market. Natasha is a holistic nutritionist offering her services in the Tri-Cities area. Her blog perfectly captures all the components that make our market so special.

Give it a read HERE, and be sure to check out the rest of Natasha’s website, too!

Activity

This week, the kids will learn about the farming industry of B.C. through BINGO! Stop by the POP tent anytime between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to pick up a BINGO card and play this classic game with a POP club twist. This activity will take about 20 minutes.

Two Bite Club

Last week’s Two Bite tasting, peaches, had an 83% approval rating! We were happy to learn that so many kids like peaches almost as much as we do! The tasting this week will be beets. If you’re interested in exploring new recipes with this gorgeous vegetable, try this recipe for beet and buttermilk cold soup.

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Don’t forget to turn in your passport after you’ve recorded your activities so that you can receive your $3 token, which can be spent on any fruit or vegetable at the market.

The POP Club is a free children’s activity for kids ages 5-12 that runs every Sunday from 9-1. Stop by the POP tent anytime to participate. Newcomers are always welcome! Be sure to request a passport if you don’t already have one.

September 24 marked the last week of the Power of Produce Kids Club.  During this 17-week program 236 kids in total participated in weekly activities teaching them about agriculture, healthy eating, local food, and even financial literacy! They sampled everything from kohlrabi to carrots in the Two-Bite Club activity.

The feedback from this inaugural POP season has been fantastic and we look forward to continuing with this wonderful program in future seasons.  A special thank you to Vancity for supporting this program!

Thank you all for such a successful first week of the POP Club! Now on to week 2!

Our activity will be a market wide scavenger hunt. Come by the POP booth anytime during the market to pick up the scavenger hunt instructions, then head out to explore and meet some farmers. Accompanying adults will be responsible for helping their kids complete the scavenger hunt.

Once the scavenger hunt is complete, come back to the POP booth where the kids will try rhubarb and honey for the Two Bite Club, and receive their token!

This event is for children ages 5-12. Activities run from 9am – 1pm.

Join us on the first Sunday of June at the Coquitlam Farmers Market as we kick off the kids’ POP club! For our first week, we have two guest nutritionists with us to give a cooking class. Then, get ready to get your hands dirty as we plant a few seeds for the garden. Activities run from 9am – 1pm. This event is for kids ages 5-12.

The Power of Produce (POP) Club is a farmers market-based children’s agriculture program. Fun weekly activities range from cooking classes to scavenger hunts. There is no cost to participate.

 

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