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POP 2022

POP Club Calendar 2022

June 21, 2022 By marketeditor

Sponsored by The Christopher Dailey Foundation

www.saratogafarmersmarket.org

Wednesdays, 3-6 pm

June 29 End of School Celebration

Free Concert by Jack & Steve Zucchini

Pizza garden activity at POP Club

Jodie Fitz & Fidget Plants a Pizza Garden

Crafts with the Saratoga Spring Public Library

Free face painting by Artsy Fartsy Facepaint 

July 6 Explore herbs with Pitney Meadows Community Farm

Smell, touch, and taste various herbs, and vote for your favorite

Tea tasting with mint and lemon balm tea

July 13 Fit food with Cornell Coop. Ext. Food & Nutrition

Bicycle-blend a smoothie with the Fender Blender

Take the 2 Bites Challenge and sample in-season veggies

July 20 Flower power with the Saratoga Springs Public Library

Lollipop flower craft

Flower ID activity

July 27 Buzz like a bee with Little Wings Farm School

Honeybee craft

Learn about our pollinators’ favorite flowers

Try a taste of local honey 

 

Aug 3 Construct with 4-H Robotics

Hands-on robot demonstrations with Ozobots

Giant robot demo on the lawn

Build fruit and vegetable constructs with toothpicks

Aug 10 Musical food with Caffè Lena Music School

Make percussion instruments out of recycled tins and dried beans. 

Learn about beans and their nutritional content

Aug 17 C.R.E.A.T.E. Community Studios

Activities TBA

Aug 24 Our 5 Senses with The Children’s Museum of Saratoga

Sensory garden activities

Aug 31 Go fishing with the Saratoga Springs Public Library

Paper plate fish craft

Take the 2 Bites Challenge and sample in-season fruit

 

Filed Under: Did You Know, homepage feature, News, POP, Special Events, Upcoming Events Tagged With: children's activities, POP 2022, Saratoga Farmers' Market, Upcoming Events

Learning the Power of Produce

June 21, 2022 By marketeditor

By Julia Howard

 

As Saratoga-area children anticipate their last day of school, the first question on many parents’ minds is, “what are we going to do all summer?” The Saratoga Farmers’ Market’s Power of Produce Club offers children and families a free and easy answer to that question. 

Power of Pop Club, photo by Pattie Garrett

 Power of Produce Club (also known as POP Club) is a 10-week program that begins next Wednesday, June 29, and runs through the end of August. It takes place each Wednesday, 3-6 p.m. at the farmers’ market, and gives both children and their parents a chance to learn about local foods and farming in a hands-on way. 

POP Club is open to children of all ages and abilities. Each time participants visit the Wednesday market, they will receive a $2 POP coin that kids can use to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables from a farmer of their choice. The coins are geared toward children between the ages of 5 and 12. In addition, children will receive a stamp on a POP passport. After receiving four stamps, children will be eligible for a prize.

POP Club Coin

The project aims to help children see how food and farming are intrinsically connected to strengthening community ties. By buying produce from our vendors, children form what might turn into lifelong relationships with local farmers. At the same time, children gain basic money skills and participate in weekly activities that offer a sense of how to enjoy local produce when it is at its finest.

Power of Produce Club is made possible by support from The Christopher Dailey Foundation. In addition, educational activities are being organized by numerous community partners like The Children’s Museum of Saratoga, Pitney Meadows Community Farm, Little Wings Farm School, Saratoga Springs Public Library, and more.

The first event takes place next Wednesday and will feature a free concert by Jack & Steve Zucchini and free face painting, activities, and food tastings. Nutrition educator Jodie Fitz will have copies of her book Fidget Grows a Pizza Garden. At POP Club, children will have an opportunity to plant a pizza garden to take home.

Look for the POP Club tent at the Wednesday market, across from the market information booth.

 

The Saratoga Farmers’ Market is open Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Wednesdays from 3 to 6 p.m. at High Rock Park in downtown Saratoga Springs. Find us online at saratogafarmersmarket.org and follow us on Facebook and Instagram.

 

Filed Under: Featured Article, homepage feature, News, Special Events Tagged With: Kid's Activities, POP 2022, Saratoga Farmers' Market

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Schools out for the summer!! Stop by for some brea Schools out for the summer!! Stop by for some breakfast sandwiches and fun at our market tomorrow from 9-1pm. We’ll have live music by Matt Griffin and Rick Russo plus guests @headcountorg and @ccesaratoga Master Gardener!! Hope to see you there!!

Photos by: Pattie Garrett @mysaratogakitchentable 

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Our Wednesday markets go from 3-6pm every week! St Our Wednesday markets go from 3-6pm every week! Stop by for some live music by LB Waller, activities with @northernriversfostercare, and @ccesaratoga. Hope to see you there! 💐

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🍓🍓🍓 The SFMA Strawberry Festival is tomor 🍓🍓🍓
The SFMA Strawberry Festival is tomorrow (9-1) at High Rock Park! Here’s a sneak peek at some of the goodies we have lined up for tomorrow. 😍🥰🍓 

Our farmers will be bringing the best of their strawberry harvest, and several of our vendors have fun strawberry-themed goodies!!

Take part in our strawberry corn hole and grab an SFMA Strawberry Festival sticker from our info booth! Be sure to grab some Father’s Day gifts, too, and enjoy live music with fresh, local breakfast and lunch options. 

We’re looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow! 🍓
Our Wednesday markets go from 3-6pm at High Rock P Our Wednesday markets go from 3-6pm at High Rock Park Pavilion every week. 🌾Swipe right to see some of our first tomatoes 🍅 of the season!! 

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