The Dirt

On April 17, over 100 kindergarten students, parents, and staff from Jordan Elementary took a fieldtrip to the SFC Farmers’ Market East, located just a mile and a half from the school. The group was greeted by an energetic farmers’ market crew and started out the day by participating in an interactive educational activity tracing products such as jam and pickles to their original ingredients – strawberries and cucumbers. Then, they watched a cooking demonstration for a “Green Goddess Dressing” from the SFC cookbook and eagerly dipped radishes and cucumbers into the final product. Kid-approved! Afterward, they toured the market and talked to farmers, learning about fruits, vegetables, pecans, honey, and other local products. Students asked questions such as, “Does that carrot taste good?” to “Do the bees like their own honey?” They especially liked sampling sweet, ripe strawberries from Naeglin Farms. The group ended the fieldtrip with a picnic lunch and playtime on the nearby playground. One teacher followed up in an email saying, “The kids had a great time at the farmers’ market. Some even said they enjoyed it more than the rodeo, and that’s a big compliment!”