I met a farmer today!

Today we volunteered at the farmers' market at the Civic Center. Imagine our surprise when right at the beginning of our day (8 AM, ouch!) we ran into Joe and Steve from Slide Ranch buying organic produce! After that, we were asked to help with a field trip of eighty second graders. We led an activity about using all your senses when enjoying fresh produce, using samples of different types of oranges that we bought from the market. Tyler, who works with the Agricultural Institute of Marin, told them all about what they could find at the market and why it's so healthy and sustainable. Ironically, we used today as an opportunity to even out our farmers' tans. It's ironic because we were at the farmers' market. When the kids left we finished the day helping at the information booth where we answered questions and directed people around the market.