The sixth in a series of cooking demonstrations by the University of Massachusetts Extension Nutrition Education Program was held at the Downtown Farmers' Market on August 30, 2012. Nutrition Educators Jessica Wilcox and Lindsay Megan demonstrated how to make Apple Cartwheels. "These make terrific snacks for school lunches," stated Megan who showed how to make them using locally available apples. 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 operate while the Nuevo Duo band plays live music. The market  runs from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. each week from mid June through September 27th. 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. For more information about the Nutrition Education Program, contact Pat Bebo at 508-675-7315. 

(Top row, left and center) University of Massachusetts Extension nutrition educators Jessica Wilcox and Lindsey Magan cut up one of the apple cartwheels to give to Muriel Trafka and four-year-old Abagail Pichette. (Top row, right) Denny Mejia tries one of the cartwheels. (Middle row) Jessica and Megan show Frances Gates how to make the cartwheels and then give Marie Connelly a sample. (Bottom row) Nancy Salibi, other shoppers, and one of the Nuevo Duo band members enjoy the market and cooking demonstration.