Portland Farmers Market Trip- May 2010

Students had a fantastic time at the Portland Farmers Market! The class broke up into three groups and each group was given a $10 budget. Their challenge was to find fruits and vegetables for the entire class to try at our picnic at the fountain park, while staying within the $10 budget. Not only did students use their money skills in a real context, talk to real farmers about their in-season produce, and work together as a team, but many tried new vegetables! I hope that the Barn Swallow kids will frequent more farmers markets this summer and continue to try new healthy foods from Oregon!