Farm Market Tours

Through funding provided by the 5 A Day Power Play Campaign and Sonoma County's Department of Health Services, we are able to take groups school children (4th and 5th grades) to visit our local Farmers' markets. These visits provide children an opportunity to meet local farmers and learn about fruits and vegetables with a "Market Sleuth" Activity where they search for different fruits and vegetables. Each child gets a "Farmers' Market Buck" to spend on fruits or vegetables. This exposure to fresh locally grown food is a fun way to give kids a chance to try nutritious fruits and vegetables they may never have seen or heard of before.

Contact Linda Peterson at lpeterson@food-matters.org
or (707) 545-6043 x25, if interested in learning more about this project.