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POP Club 2021

July 7, 2020 By marketeditor

POP Club will be returning to the Wednesday Market this summer on June 30. Get ready for fun, food, and adventures in farming! As COVID-19 restrictions have lifted, we will be doing in-person activities again this year.

The Power of Produce (POP) Club provides a fun opportunity for children ages 5-12 to engage in the local food system through conversations directly with farmers, educational games and demonstrations, and exposure to new fruits and vegetables.In addition to participating in educational activities, POP Club kids receive a POP Passport allowing them to collect a stamp with each visit. Kids who collect 4 stamps will win a prize! POP Club kids will also receive a $2 POP token with each visit. POP tokens are to be spent on fresh fruits and vegetables at the market to empower children to make healthy shopping decisions.

Stop by every Wednesday between 3-6pm at the High Rock Park market to participate in POP Club. This year’s season will run for 10 weeks, from June 30 until September 1.

Filed Under: POP Tagged With: 2020, activities, Christopher Dailey Foundation, for kids, kids, POP, Power of Produce

Learning about the importance and tastiness of local farming

June 22, 2021 By marketeditor

By Emily Meagher

Friends of the Market Host POP Club, photo courtesy of Pattie Garrett

School’s out for summer! That means a few months of family fun, relaxing, and, well… boredom. The Saratoga Farmers’ Market’s Power of Produce (POP) Club is here to keep local kids active and learning all summer long with educational activities, interactions with their local farmers, and challenges to try fresh market produce to get even the pickiest eaters to try new fruits and veggies.

This year’s POP Club, now in its 6th season, will run June 30 through September 1, every Wednesday at the High Rock Park market. Children may show up any time between 3-6 pm to participate in a fun, educational activity. Every week’s activity will be hosted by a community guest, including the Saratoga Springs Public Library, Cornell Cooperative Extension Food & Nutrition, Caffe Lena Music School, The Children’s Museum of Saratoga, Northern Rivers, and C.R.E.A.T.E. Community Studios. Children may participate in cooking demonstrations, scavenger hunts, crafts, gardening, and farmer meet and greet that provide nutrition and education.

POP Coin

Children who participate are given a $2 POP coin to spend on fresh fruit and vegetables at the market, and they will earn a stamp in their POP Passport – four stamps earn them a prize.

Buying produce with a POP coin gives kids the opportunity to meet farmers, learn money skills, and make smart food choices. “It’s great to see kids as young as kindergarteners come up to our stand, excited to shop for themselves. Especially when that week’s POP tasting has been a fruit or vegetable they hadn’t tried before but realize they like, and then spend their token to get more,” says Mark Bascom, owner of Owl Wood Farm and the market association’s president.

Power of Produce Club by Pattie Garrett

POP Club is open to all local children but is especially geared toward those aged 5-12. It is a free program, made possible through the generous support of the Christopher Dailey Foundation and the Adirondack Trust Company.

On Wednesday, July 7, 3-6 pm, don’t miss POP Club at the Saratoga Farmers’ Market’s ‘End of School Celebration’. This free family event will offer activities for children of all ages and a concert by Jack and Steve Zucchini (formerly of The Zucchini Brothers)!

This week’s recipe: Popsicles for All

Find more information and get updates on this season’s POP Club on our Facebook event page!

Filed Under: Featured Article, homepage feature, News, POP Tagged With: Adirondack Trust Company, for kids, Kid's Activities, POP Club, Power of Produce, school, summer vacation, The Christopher Dailey Foundation

Week 8: Apples

August 26, 2020 By marketeditor

Saratoga Apple, photo by Pattie Garrett

 

Extra resources:

Here’s a visual of the bird feeder activity: Homemade Apple Bird Feeder

Apple | How Does It Grow? (video – recommended for older kids)

Fruit for Kids with Blippi | Apple Fruit Factory Tour (video – recommended for younger kids)

Top 10 Easy Apple Recipes For Kids To Try Out Today (listicle)

6 Apple Recipes to Cook with Kids (listicle)

Filed Under: POP Tagged With: activities, apples, birds, crafts, for kids, nature, POP, POP 2020, Power of Produce Club, Saratoga Apple, Saratoga PLAN

Week 7: Honey

August 19, 2020 By marketeditor

Honey sticks from Ballston Lake Apiaries, photo by Pattie Garrett

 

Extra resources:

How Do Bees Make Honey? (video)

How to Harvest Honey! (video)

Creating a Bee-Friendly Garden (article)

Identifying Bees (worksheet)

8 Kid-Friendly Snacks Made With Honey (listicle)

Get the Kids in the Kitchen with Fun Honey Recipes! (listicle)

 

Filed Under: POP Tagged With: activities, Ballston Lake Apiaries, bees, crafts, for kids, honey, POP, POP 2020, Power of Produce Club, Sustainable Saratoga

Week 6: Corn

August 11, 2020 By marketeditor

Sweet summer corn at the Saratoga Farmers’ Market, photo by Pattie Garrett

 

 

Extra resources:

How to make corn husk dolls and their history (video)

The Native American legend of the Three Sisters (video)

More facts and info about corn for kids (article)

7 Scrumptious kid-friendly corn recipes (listicle)

Corn for Kids (cartoon video – for the youngest kids)

The history of the world according to corn (history video – for older kids)

Kids of the Corn Farm (video about working on a corn farm – for the oldest kids)

Filed Under: POP Tagged With: activities, corn, corn husk doll, crafts, for kids, history, Native American, POP, POP 2020, Power of Produce Club, Saratoga Independent School

Week 5: Herbs

August 5, 2020 By marketeditor

herbs at the Saratoga Farmers' Market
herbs at the Saratoga Farmers' Market
Herbs at the Saratoga Farmers’ Market

 

 

 

Extra resources:

Introduction to Herbs for Kids (article)

Kids’ activities listed by herb (listicle)

How to use herbs and spices – for kids! (video)

Filed Under: POP Tagged With: activities, crafts, for kids, herbs, POP, POP 2020, POP Club, Power of Produce, Saratoga Springs Public Library

Week 4: Sprouts

July 29, 2020 By marketeditor

 

Here are the full instructions for the sponge sprout house!

Extra resources:

Caught the planting bug? Here’s a big list of more fun gardening and nature activities for kids (article)

Watch a time lapse of a bean growing! (video)

How does a seed become a plant? (video)

Filed Under: POP Tagged With: activities, crafts, for kids, germination, planting, POP Club, Power of Produce, sprouts

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Swing by our 3-6pm market tomorrow outside the low Swing by our 3-6pm market tomorrow outside the lower city center parking lot! We have several guests including musician @starlitgeneration, as well as some fun kids activities hosted by our friends from @saratogaspringslibrary. Hope to see you there!!!

Parking available in the City Center Lot, free for the first hour and $1/hr after that. 

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Come stop by the Saratoga Farmers’ Market tomor Come stop by the Saratoga Farmers’ Market  tomorrow at the Wilton mall! From 9am-1pm you can find some of your favorite produce and craft vendors before we move over to High Rock Park on June 1st. Talented musician Brendan Dailey will be joining us too. Hope to see you there!

Photo 1 taken by Pattie Garrett @mysaratogakitchentable of one of our friends from @themushroomshopllc 

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After a much anticipated wait, come June 1st, the After a much anticipated wait, come June 1st, the Saratoga Farmers’ Market will be returning to High Rock Park for our Wednesday and Saturday Markets! Thank you to everyone on our team, our vendors, customers and friends who have helped to make this transition happen. Stay tuned for upcoming events celebrating our move! 

Photo: Flowers from @lovinmamafarm 

Parking will be available on High Rock Ave and in the new City Center Parking Garage (free for the first hour and $1/hr after that) 

#saratogasprings #farmersmarket #farmtotable #shoplocal #june1st #highrockpark
It is our second to last market on High Rock Ave b It is our second to last market on High Rock Ave before heading back over to the pavilion on June 1st!!! Stop by tomorrow from 3-6pm for our musical guest Dave Moore and our friends from @bsneny 

Photos by Pattie Garrett @mysaratogakitchentable 

#farmtotable #saratogafarmersmarket #shoplocal #healthyfood #smallbuisness

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