Education
Amid COVID-19, Community Farmers Markets is shifting its outreach offerings from in-person at markets, classrooms, assisted living facilities to an online space! This page will be updated weekly so check back as we share resources for kids and adults alike.
The Okra Recipe E-Book
We’re celebrating this Southern staple with a collection of recipes from the Educational Chefs you know and love from demonstrations at farmers markets and recipes on CFM’s Instagram.
Introducing the CFM Youtube channel!
At Community Farmers Markets (CFM), we believe that an integrated local food system brings farmers, chefs, and community members together, not only at the farmers market but also throughout the community. CFM’s Outreach and Education department facilitates opportunities for our communities to come together where neighbors live, work, and play, gathering around locally-grown food.
Our educators, farmers, and chefs present seasonal recipes at neighborhood association meetings, demonstrate cooking techniques at school PTA meetings, share locally-sourced snacks at community events, lead hands-on cooking lessons with classes of students, and facilitate school-wide taste tests of seasonal produce. Our programs aim to empower community members with an understanding of how to access locally-grown food, how to prepare seasonal produce for their family, and the connection between locally-grown food and their personal health, the health of their environment, and the health of their local economy.
