Our Mission is Education for All Ages

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We have several ongoing programs with primary, elementary and high school students, which include offering mini food/nutrition lessons at the market and inviting students to participate in our annual "Eat-Your-Veggies" Art Competition. For adults, we have biweekly Chef Demos.

For Kids to Learn at Home

What's In Season?

Here is an activity that kids can do at home. Learn what is “in season” during the market off-season. Though the market is not open, fruits and veggies are growing strong. In the Off Season Activity

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Just in time for Valentine’s Day!!

Kids adore pasta, so what better way to share the love this Valentine’s Day than making homemade pasta together? Coloring it PINK—naturally, using beets— will make it a special Valentine’s Day treat, and get them to eat their veggies, too! You don’t have to be an Italian nana to make pasta at home. It couldn’t be easier, and you and your kids will be thrilled with your accomplishment.  Beet Pasta

Community Outreach

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We were delighted to have worked with the St Helena Library from November 15-December 15 on a program called "The Community Collage."

Children were able to explore the "Community Table," and creatively build community. Everyone created their own unique hand for the community hand collage. Come and see the framed collages in the library's children room throug the end of February.

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This fall St. Helena Farmers’ Market donated market apples to the taste buds of St. Helena Elementary School’s third, fourth and and fifth graders. Three classes tasted 6 types of Apples from Devoto Gardens and Frogs Leap Farm. Thanks to teacher Ms. Buchanan and Market Educator Amanda Tuttle putting their creative heads together, three recipes were created featuring the apple harvests. The kids helped prepare, and tasted recipes in their classrooms, with the help of teachers and parents.

Fall Market Educational Program for Local Schools

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This fall we welcomed St. Helena Elementary third, fourth and fifth graders for “The Community Collage”. This creative program explored the meaning of community, and the ways Farmers' Markets help build a healthy community. 

Teens Get Involved

We are looking for teens, from thirteen to twenty, to join Market Educator, Amanda Tuttle during the summer to cook for "Food for Love", a project for St. Helena Hospital's young cancer patients. Volunteers will help with set-up and cooking from 3:00 to 6:00 PM, and with clean-up from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. If any kids or families are interested in growing veggies for this program, please contact Amanda @ This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

For Local Adult Foodies

Featured Recipes:


Treviso-Raddicchio-100x100Radicchio is a cool weather green from the chicorie family and is related to Belgian Endive, Frisee and Escarole. Chicories are like lettuces but are heartier with a bitter taste.

Check out these recipes featuring Radicchio:

http://thecountyroots.com/2011/01/10/radicchio/

From Edible Marin & Wine Country:

http://onlinedigeditions.com/display_article.php?id=897375

 

And in Favorite Things,  we have listed:

  • some of our Favorite Cookbooks from local Chefs/Food Writers recently featured in the market's Book-Signing Program, 
  • Websites that will give you food for thought!
  • and for the "Movie Buffs", take a trip down memory lane and watch one of the great movies shown at past market "Movie Fundraisers".