The farmers market is open every Saturday Morning from 8:00 am - 1:00 pm
The Farmers Market is located on Grand and State Streets downtown Beloit, Wi
FARMERS MARKET PROJECT
Due 10/15
Well here it is, the farmers market "visit" project. You will need to stop at a list of vendors and ask them about their products. First go to the Downtown Beloit Farmers Market Booth at the corner of Grand and State Street and receive your special gift. Next go to the vendors listed below and get the answers. Show your answers to the person at the Downtown Farmers Market booth when you are done and have her initial the paper. Then you will be given a raffle to fill out for a prize that will be drawn once the project due date has passed.You may have to ask for help at the Downtown Beloit table to find all of the vendors.
Due 10/15
Well here it is, the farmers market "visit" project. You will need to stop at a list of vendors and ask them about their products. First go to the Downtown Beloit Farmers Market Booth at the corner of Grand and State Street and receive your special gift. Next go to the vendors listed below and get the answers. Show your answers to the person at the Downtown Farmers Market booth when you are done and have her initial the paper. Then you will be given a raffle to fill out for a prize that will be drawn once the project due date has passed.You may have to ask for help at the Downtown Beloit table to find all of the vendors.
- Find a Vendor that sells organic chickens. How much do they cost?
- What is a CSA? vendor: Wrightway Farms
- What is organic farming and why is it important? vendor: The Gardens@Micael Fields
- What is grass fed beef and why is it different than corn fed beef? vendor: CC Angus Beef
- What is certified Naturally Grown mean? vendor: Kopps
- Tell me about your products? vendor: Froggy Meadow Farms
- Find a stand that sells Free Range Chicken Eggs. Ask them what they feed their chickens. Is their feed organic? Farmer______________________________________________ Feed ____________________________________________
- Ask a farmer if they sell GMO products. Ask them “What is a GMO?”answer _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________