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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
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(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. |
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