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Farmer's Market and Nutritional Seminar

July 12, 9:00 am is our second Life Skills Seminar. We'll have a nutritionist here to talk to us about all the benefits to eating healthy and then we'll all prepare something delicious using fresh seasonal ingredients. Afterwards, we'll walk across the street together to the Farmer's Market.

Two vendors that accept ODB's Veggie Vouchers will be there. Lots of fruits and veggies are in season from peaches, blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries to sweet corn, cucumbers, squash and peppers. It'll be worth getting up and out this Saturday morning! We'll have lots of fun!

Here are 5 good reasons to go to Farmer's Markets 

and to eat healthy:

1. Get inspired:  Be inventive with your cooking. Try new recipes that include seasonal fresh fruits and veggies.
2. Follow a better diet:  Eating more fresh fruits and veggies trims your waistline, lowers your cholesterol and blood pressure, too!
3. Cook for your health: We all know the health benefits of eating fresh fruits and veggies from thinking more clearly to heart health, but COOKING at home helps you eat healthy, too, because you are not only deciding which healthy ingredients to use but also watching your portion sizes! 
4. Support your Community:  Purchasing foods from local vendors supports the community in which you live!
5. Eat by Season:  By choosing to eat seasonal fruits and veggies you're not only getting the best tasting fruits and veggies possible but also purchasing the most economical. Besides, you won't get bored eating the same fruits and veggies all year long! Get inspired!!