It’s not just the adults who have been enjoying the newfound fun of a Tuesday evening at the Kwantlen St. Farmers Market every Tuesday evening this summer.
Last Tuesday was Kid’s Day at the market with food trucks, artisan vendors and magicians and musicians.
Adding to the live entertainment was chef Karen Curtis — proprietor of Kic’s Lemonade — who hosted a cooking demo using fresh market ingredients and teaching market shoppers how to make her famous corn and zucchini fritters.
Vancity’s Richmond branches also chipped in with a cheque for $7,000 in support of the market and the Junior Foodie Passport Program.
The passports provide children with engaging activities while at the farmers market and aim to educate future generations about local food.
The activities encourage kids to engage with farmers in order to better understand where their food comes from and inspire healthy food preparation at home.
The passport — which allows kids to track the lessons they have learned and document their experiences with new fruits and vegetables — are available free of charge every Tuesday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The market is held weekly at the Kwantlen Polytechnic University campus on Kwantlen Street.
It opened at the end of May and is organized by the Kwantlen Students’ Association. For more information, go online to the market’s Facebook page at Facebook.com/KwantlenStMkt.
Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s Richmond campus is home of the KPU Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems faculty, which will farm about 20 acres of the Garden City Lands for educational purposes, both for the university and the general public.
