The fourth in a series of cooking demonstrations by the University of Massachusetts Extension Nutrition Education Program was held at the Downtown Farmers' Market on August 2, 2012. Nutrition Educators Jessica Wilcox and Nadeen Pina demonstrated how to make a summer vegetable couscous salad to a small audience of shoppers. "The salad is made with corn, cucumbers, tomatoes, and onions that you can find at most farmers' markets." noted Wilcox who demonstrate how to prepare the dish. The Downtown Market runs from the new Fall River Justice Center to Sullivan Drive next to Government Center  About a dozen farm stands as well as several craft vendors and a food booth from CD-REC operated while live music from the Nuevo Duo band. The market  runs from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. each week from mid June through October. Other markets are available on Mondays at Saint Anne's Hospital, on Wednesdays at Ruggles Park, and Saturdays at Kennedy Park. Partners employee Annemarie Sharkey is available on Mondays and Thursdays to exchange EBT SNAP benefits for tokens that can be used with a number of the farmers at each of the markets. Click here for a video of the cooking demonstration. Click here for the recipe. Click here for more demos. Click here for photos of the opening day of the market. For more information about the Nutrition Education Program, contact Pat Bebo at 508-675-7315. 

(Top row, left) University of Massachusetts Extension Nutrition Educator Nadeen Pina watches ast Mike Luongo helps himself to a recipe. (Top row, center and right) Richard Sterne, who lives in the Academy Apartments next door to the market, pulls in close to watch the demonstration. (Middle row) Jonathan Johnston and Sarah Cange sample some of the salad before watching the cooking demonstration. (Bottom row, center) Nutrition Educator Jessica Wilcox prepares the dish while Sandra Cornwell, center, watch and then look over the recipe.