What is a Kids’ Farmers Market?
The Kids’ Farmers Market are a no-cost market with a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables for children!
The overall goals of the Kids’ Farmers Market are to:
• Increase children’s exposure to fresh fruits and vegetables and create an awareness of the importance of eating these foods.
• Encourage long-term nutritious eating patterns.
• Create new and fun opportunities for learning about fruits and vegetables (including taste tests and recipes).
• Give children the confidence to try unfamiliar foods.
• Promote a better understanding of how gardening/ agriculture produces the healthy foods we eat.
• Provide an opportunity for children to take fruits and vegetables home to share with their families.
The program runs throughout the school year in conjunction with after-school programs, as well as during the summer in partnership with existing summer meal sites. KFM can either be a drop-and-go model, where the Food Bank drops off produce and the event are managed exclusively by the site coordinator, or with Food Bank staff support, most notably the driver.
Check out the 2024 schedule below or click here for a printable PDF!
