Farmer's Market
Taste-Testing Fresh Fruits & Veggies!
Dysart is excited to introduce our Farmer's Market Program! This new program gives our students an exciting platform for hands-on nutrition education. The Farmer's Market will expose students to many diverse fruits and vegetables that they may not have see before.
At the Farmer's Market, students have a chance to try fresh fruits and vegetables such as Watermelon Radish, Pomegranates, Carnival Cauliflower, Asian Pears, Rainbow Carrots and Blueberries.
Farmer's Market Events:
- West Point - 1/24/2019
- Ashton Ranch - 1/25/2019
- Mountain View - 1/30/2019
- Rancho Gabriela - 2/22/2019
Rainbow Carrot
In recent years, many organic farmers have begun growing heirloom varieties of carrots. Some of the most common varieties include purple haze, purple dragon, and cosmic purple.
Carnival Cauliflower
Carnival Cauliflower has the nutrition of cauliflower in fun colors, ranging from deep purple and vibrant orange, to a rich green. It tastes similar to regular cauliflower.
Asian Pear
There are over 3,000 varieties of pears grown around the world. One variety is the Asian Pear. The Asian pear is also known as the Apple Pear due to it's resemblance of an apple. Asian pears vary in color from golden yellow to light green. Unlike regular pears, Asian pears are sold ripe. Ripe Asian pears are crunchy and sweet.
Pomegranate
Pomegranates contain about 600 juicy seeds. Only the seeds are edible and are found inside a large, hexagonal-shaped red fruit. They taste sharp, refreshing, a little sweet, and a little sour.
Sugar Snap Peas
Sugar Snap Peas are great vegetables for children to grow because they do not require much care and kids can eat the fruit of their labor right after picking them, raw or cooked. Sugar snap peas grow in a pod. Each pod contains 3-8 peas. When you eat a fresh sugar snap pea, they pop in your mouth.
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Kale
Choose Kale that is deep in color and has no signs of wilting. When Kale is picked at the peak of season, it has a sweeter taste.
Watermelon Radish
Did you know watermelon radishes are often grown for their natural repellent properties? This repellent fights off weeds, pests, and soil borne pathogens.
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Strawberries
Did you know that strawberries are the only fruit with seeds on the outside? Each strawberry has 200 seeds on its skin!
Farmer's Market Photos
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