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Missouri
& Mississippi Divide Resource Conservation & Development Inc.
Serving Audubon, Carroll, Crawford, Greene, Guthrie & Sac Counties
1917 N US Hwy 71 Ste 3 Carroll, IA 51401-3355 Phone: 712-792-4415 Fax: 712-792-4239
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Free Sweet Corn Feed Took
Place
Wednesday, August 5th
at Farmers Market
On August 5th, 2009, the produce vendors of the
Carroll Farmers Market showed everyone how great Iowa summer sweet corn tastes.
The feed began at 3:45 and continued until 5:30 with vendors giving
away cooked ears of corn
at their Wednesday market in downtown Carroll.
Volunteers from the USDA, M&M Divide RC&D, and RSVP cooked
all of the corn on the cob and passed around the butter and salt.
Hy-Vee store in Carroll provided the supplies as well as free
pop to everyone. The
sweet corn feed was a chance for the Farmers Market vendors to say
thank you to their customers.
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Kids Vendor Day at Farmers Market
On Wednesday, August 12, 2009, the Carroll Farmers Market offered young people a
chance to learn about commerce and make some money before school starts.
Farmers Market in Carroll, hosted a Kids Vendor Day giving
students a free opportunity to bring and sell items they make or grow.
Some items included: flowers, produce, artwork, greeting cards, jewelry,
baked goods, or other hand crafted original items.
All the money they collected, they kept.
There was no charge for kids to utilize the Farmers Market on this
special day. “We want to encourage
young people to pursue their interests and produce their talents.
Young gardeners, woodworkers, potters, or bakers need a chance to display
their work, and sell it to the public.
They can sell items on the spot, or take orders for future delivery.”
September 26, 2009- Kid Vendor Day and Pumpkin Painting
The popular
Kid Vendor Day returned for the second time this season. This offered students
under 18 the chance to sell their crafts, produce, woodworking, artwork, and
other homemade or homegrown items to the Market customers.
All kids had
the opportunity to
take part in the Pumpkin Painting event on the same day. Children bought a pumpkin at
the market or brought one from home. They then took it to the special arts area where
adult volunteers assisted in making their pumpkin a great work of kid art.
Paints were available to create a vegetable veritable masterpiece. Laura Comito from Artworks Studio
was on hand from 8:30 to 10:00 to teach creative skills in art. The art lesson
was free and the kids took their pumpkin art
home as soon as the paint dried.
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